Moj brat će doneti tortu, a ja ću doneti sok.

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Breakdown of Moj brat će doneti tortu, a ja ću doneti sok.

• sok: juice
• moj: my
• a: and

Questions & Answers about Moj brat će doneti tortu, a ja ću doneti sok.

Why is the future tense split into two words: će doneti and ću doneti?

Serbian often forms the future with:

• a short form of hteti (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će)
• plus the infinitive of the main verb

So here:

• će doneti = he will bring
• ću doneti = I will bring

This is a very common and normal way to make the future in Serbian.

You may also see fused forms in Serbian, such as:

• doneću = I will bring
• doneće = he/she will bring

Both patterns are standard, but ću doneti / će doneti is especially useful for learners because it clearly shows the auxiliary and the infinitive separately.

Why is it će with moj brat, but ću with ja?

Because the short future auxiliary changes according to the subject.

Here are the relevant forms:

• ja ću = I will
• ti ćeš = you will
• on/ona/ono će = he/she/it will
• mi ćemo = we will
• vi ćete = you (plural/formal) will
• oni/one/ona će = they will

So:

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