Questions & Answers about Posle škole ću ti vratiti olovku.
Why is it škole and not škola after posle?
Because posle means after and it requires the genitive case.
- dictionary form: škola = school
- after posle: posle škole = after school
So škole is the genitive singular form of škola.
Why is it olovku and not olovka?
Because olovku is the direct object of the verb vratiti (to return), so it goes in the accusative case.
- nominative: olovka = a pencil / the pencil
- accusative: olovku
So:
- olovka = subject form
- olovku = object form
In this sentence, the pencil is the thing being returned, so accusative is needed.
What does ću mean?
Ću is the 1st person singular future-tense auxiliary, meaning roughly I will.
In Serbian, the future is often made with:
- a form of hteti as a clitic auxiliary
- plus the infinitive