Breakdown of Osiguravač će pokriti štetu od nevremena.
od
of
hteti
will
šteta
a pity; damage
osiguravač
an insurer
Questions & Answers about Osiguravač će pokriti štetu od nevremena.
What does osiguravač mean exactly?
Osiguravač means insurer. In this sentence, it is the party that provides the insurance and pays for covered damage.
A few useful related words:
- osiguranje = insurance
- osiguranik = the insured person / policyholder
- osiguravajuća kuća or osiguravajuće društvo = insurance company
So osiguravač is specifically the insurer, not insurance in general.
Why is će used here?
Će marks the future tense.
Serbian future tense is commonly formed with:
- a form of hteti = will
- plus the infinitive of the main verb
Here:
- će = will for he/she/it or any singular third-person subject
- pokriti = to cover
So će pokriti = will cover.
It is će because osiguravač is grammatically third person singular.
Why does će come after osiguravač instead of before it?
Because će is a clitic in Serbian, and clitics usually go in second position in the sentence or clause.