Questions & Answers about Ona će prati odeću posle posla.
How is the future tense formed in Ona će prati odeću posle posla?
This is the future tense in Serbian.
It is built with:
- a short form of hteti = will
- plus the infinitive of the main verb
So here:
- ona = she
- će = will
- prati = to wash
So ona će prati literally means she will wash.
The short future forms are:
- ću = I will
- ćeš = you will
- će = he/she/it will
- ćemo = we will
- ćete = you all will
- će = they will
Why is it prati, not pere?
Because after će, Serbian normally uses the infinitive, not a present-tense form.
So:
- prati = to wash, the infinitive
- pere = washes / is washing, a present-tense form
That is why ona će prati is correct, not ona će pere.
Compare:
- Ona pere odeću. = She is washing / washes clothes.
- Ona će prati odeću. = She will wash clothes.
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