Osiguranik će platiti franšizu.

will

Breakdown of Osiguranik će platiti franšizu.

• platiti: to pay
• osiguranik: an insured person; policyholder
• franšiza: an insurance deductible

Questions & Answers about Osiguranik će platiti franšizu.

Why is će platiti used here? How does the future tense work in Serbian?

This is the future tense.

In Serbian, one common way to form the future is:

ću / ćeš / će / ćemo / ćete / će + infinitive

So here:

• će = will for he/she/it
• platiti = to pay

Together, će platiti means will pay.

Because osiguranik is a third-person singular noun, the sentence uses će.

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Why is će placed after osiguranik instead of before it?

Because će is a clitic in this construction, and Serbian clitics usually go in second position in the sentence or clause.

So:

• Osiguranik će platiti franšizu. = normal word order

The first stressed element is Osiguranik, and će comes right after it.

This is very typical in Serbian.

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What exactly does osiguranik mean?

Osiguranik is a masculine noun meaning the insured person, policyholder, or sometimes insured party, depending on context.

It comes from the verb osigurati / osiguravati, related to or .