Breakdown of Sutra će moja sestra posle škole učiti jezik na internetu.
Questions & Answers about Sutra će moja sestra posle škole učiti jezik na internetu.
What tense is će učiti, and how is it formed?
It is the future tense in Serbian, usually called futur I.
In this sentence, it is formed with:
- the short future auxiliary će
- plus the infinitive učiti
So će učiti means will learn / will study.
Here, će is the 3rd person singular form, because the subject is moja sestra.
Why is će placed right after Sutra?
Because će is a clitic: a short, unstressed word that usually goes in second position in the sentence or clause.
In Sutra će moja sestra..., the first element is Sutra, so će comes right after it.
This is very normal in Serbian. You could also say:
Moja sestra će sutra posle škole učiti jezik na internetu.
That is also correct; it just puts the focus a little differently.
Can this future tense also be written as one word, like učiće?
Yes. Serbian can also use a fused future form such as učiće.
So you may see both:
- će učiti
- učiće
Both express the future. In a sentence like yours, the separate form će učiti is very common and easy for learners to recognize.
Why is it moja sestra and not moj sestra?
Because moja must agree with sestra in gender, number, and case.
- sestra is feminine singular
- so the possessive adjective must also be feminine singular
- that gives moja sestra
Compare:
- moj brat = my brother
- moja sestra = my sister
- moje dete = my child
Why is it posle škole and not posle škola?
Because the preposition posle requires the genitive case.
The noun škola changes like this:
- nominative: škola
- genitive singular: škole
So:
- posle škole = after school
This is a very common pattern in Serbian:
- posle ručka = after lunch
- posle posla = after work
Why is jezik not changed here?
Because jezik is the direct object of učiti, so it is in the accusative case.
However, jezik is a masculine inanimate noun, and for many masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular.
So:
- nominative: jezik
- accusative: jezik
That is why there is no visible change.
What case is internetu in na internetu, and why?
Here internetu is in the locative case.
The preposition na can take different cases, but when it means on / at in a static sense, it usually takes the locative.
So:
- na internetu = on the internet / online
The noun changes like this:
- nominative: internet
- locative: internetu
Does učiti mean learn, study, or teach?
In this sentence, učiti means learn or study.
With a subject like moja sestra and an object like jezik, the meaning is clearly that she is studying or learning a language.
This verb can sometimes also mean teach, depending on the structure, so context matters. But in učiti jezik, learners should usually understand it as study/learn a language.
Why are there no words for a or the in the sentence?
Because Serbian does not have articles like English a/an and the.
So nouns appear without articles:
- sestra
- škola
- jezik
- internet
Whether something is a language or the language, a sister or the sister, is understood from context, or made clearer with other words if needed.
Is the word order fixed in this sentence?
No. Serbian word order is fairly flexible.
This sentence is natural, but other versions are also possible, for example:
Moja sestra će sutra posle škole učiti jezik na internetu.
The basic meaning stays the same, but the focus or emphasis can change.
The main thing to remember is that clitics like će usually have to stay in their usual second-position slot.
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