Word
Savladaću gradivo.
Meaning
I will master the course material.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Savladaću gradivo.
What does -ću mean in Savladaću?
-ću is the 1st person singular future marker: I will.
In Serbian, the future tense is usually made with the auxiliary verb hteti in its short form:
- ću = I will
- ćeš = you will
- će = he/she/it will
- ćemo = we will
- ćete = you (plural/formal) will
- će = they will
So Savladaću means I will master / I will get through / I will learn completely.
A fuller version would be:
- Ja ću savladati gradivo.
The sentence you were given is just a more compact form.
Why is Savladaću written as one word?
Because when the future auxiliary comes after a verb in the infinitive, Serbian usually joins them into one written word.
Here is the process:
- infinitive: savladati
- remove -ti
- add ću
So:
- savladati + ću → savladaću
Compare:
- Ja ću savladati gradivo. = separate words
- Savladaću gradivo. = combined form
Both mean the same thing, but the structure is different.
Why isn’t ja used? How do we know who is doing the action?