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Questions & Answers about Neko čeka.
What does neko mean, and is it more like someone or somebody?
Neko is an indefinite pronoun meaning someone or somebody. In normal usage, there is no important difference between those two English translations here.
It refers to:
- a person you do not know
- a person you do not want to name
- a person whose identity is not important in the situation
So Neko čeka. means that some unspecified person is waiting.
Why is the verb čeka and not čekati?
Čekati is the infinitive, meaning to wait.
Čeka is the present-tense form used with:
- he
- she
- it
- any singular noun
- pronouns like neko
So:
- čekati = to wait
- čeka = waits / is waiting
Because neko is singular, the verb must also be singular: neko čeka.
What person and number is čeka?
Čeka is 3rd person singular present tense.
That means it is the form used for:
- on čeka = he is waiting