Questions & Answers about Lekar će mi dati recept.
Why is there no word for the or a in this sentence?
Serbian does not have articles like English the and a/an.
So:
- lekar can mean doctor, a doctor, or the doctor
- recept can mean prescription, a prescription, or the prescription
Context tells you which one is meant. If Serbian wants to be more specific, it can use words like taj (that) or ovaj (this).
What does each word in Lekar će mi dati recept do?
A quick breakdown:
- Lekar = doctor
- će = future auxiliary, roughly will
- mi = to me
- dati = to give
- recept = prescription
Literally, the structure is close to:
Doctor will to-me give prescription.
Natural English: The doctor will give me a prescription.
How is the future tense formed here?