Questions & Answers about Naći ćemo se u centru.
Why does naći ćemo se mean we will meet when naći usually means to find?
Because naći se is a set expression. Literally, it can mean to find oneself, but in everyday Serbian it very often means to meet up.
So:
- naći = to find
- naći se = to meet, to meet up, to find oneself somewhere
In this sentence, Naći ćemo se u centru, the natural meaning is We’ll meet in the center / downtown.
How is the future tense formed in naći ćemo se?
This is the future I tense in Serbian.
It is made with:
- the infinitive of the main verb: naći
- the short form of hteti = ćemo for we will
So:
- naći = to meet / to find
- ćemo = we will
Together: naći ćemo = we will meet / we will find
With se, it becomes naći ćemo se = we will meet.
Why is it naći ćemo, written as two words?
In Serbian, future forms with verbs ending in -ći are written separately:
- naći ćemo