Questions & Answers about Večeras ću odneti poklon sestri.
Why does the sentence start with večeras, and why is there no preposition like this evening or in the evening?
Večeras is an adverb meaning tonight / this evening. In Serbian, you often use it by itself, without a preposition.
So:
- Večeras = tonight / this evening
- not u večeras or anything similar
It works like a time adverb and can be placed at the beginning for emphasis on time:
- Večeras ću odneti poklon sestri. = Tonight I will take the gift to my sister.
What is ću, and why is it separate from the main verb?
Ću is the 1st person singular future auxiliary, meaning I will.
In Serbian, the future tense is often made with:
- a form of hteti used as an auxiliary
- plus the infinitive of the main verb
So here:
- ću = I will
- odneti = to take / to carry away / to bring away
Together:
- ću odneti = I will take
It is separate because that is a normal way to form the future in Serbian.
Why is ću in the second position?