Questions & Answers about Nastavićemo sutra.
Why does nastavićemo mean we will continue?
Because nastavićemo is the 1st person plural future form of the verb nastaviti (to continue).
- nastaviti = to continue
- mi = we
- nastavićemo = we will continue
In Serbian, the subject pronoun mi is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
How is the future tense formed in nastavićemo?
This is the future I tense.
It is made from:
- the verb stem: nastavi-
- plus the future auxiliary ending for we: -ćemo
So:
- nastaviti → nastavi-
- ćemo = we will
- nastavićemo = we will continue
A learner will also often see the analytic version:
- Mi ćemo nastaviti sutra.
That means the same thing.
Why is nastavićemo written as one word?
In standard Serbian, forms like this are commonly written as one word when the future auxiliary is attached to the infinitive stem:
- nastavićemo
- uradiću
- videćeš
So nastavićemo is not a random spelling choice; it is a normal future-tense form in Serbian.
You may also meet the separated version in closely related standards, especially Croatian-style writing:
- nastavit ćemo
But for standard Serbian, nastavićemo is the expected form.
Why isn’t mi used? Shouldn’t it say Mi nastavićemo sutra?
Serbian usually drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.
The ending -ćemo already tells you the subject is we, so mi is unnecessary unless you want emphasis.
Natural:
- Nastavićemo sutra.
Also possible, with emphasis:
- Mi ćemo nastaviti sutra. = We will continue tomorrow.
But Mi nastavićemo sutra is not the most natural standard way to say it.
What does sutra mean grammatically? Why is there no preposition?
Sutra means tomorrow.
In Serbian, words like danas (today), sutra (tomorrow), and juče (yesterday) often stand without a preposition.
So:
- Nastavićemo sutra. = We will continue tomorrow.
You do not need something like on or at before sutra.
Can the word order be changed?
Yes. Serbian word order is fairly flexible.
These are all possible, depending on emphasis:
- Nastavićemo sutra.
- Sutra ćemo nastaviti.
- Mi ćemo nastaviti sutra.
The meaning stays basically the same, but the focus changes a little:
- Nastavićemo sutra. → neutral
- Sutra ćemo nastaviti. → emphasis on tomorrow
- Mi ćemo nastaviti sutra. → emphasis on we
Is nastaviti perfective or imperfective, and does that matter here?
Yes, it matters.
Nastaviti is generally treated as a perfective verb in this kind of use, meaning it refers to a completed or definite action of continuing / resuming.
Its imperfective partner is usually nastavljati.
So:
- nastaviti → to continue / resume (as a definite event)
- nastavljati → to be continuing / to continue repeatedly or over time
In a sentence like Nastavićemo sutra, the perfective verb is very natural because it means we’ll continue/resume tomorrow as a specific next action.
How do you pronounce ć in nastavićemo?
The letter ć is a soft Serbian consonant, somewhat like a very soft ty sound.
So nastavićemo is approximately:
- na-sta-VI-che-mo
But the ć is softer than English ch in cheese.
Also:
- č and ć are different letters in Serbian
- ć is softer
- č is harder
That distinction matters in pronunciation and spelling.
Could this sentence also be said as Nastavljaćemo sutra?
Yes, but it is not exactly the same.
- Nastavićemo sutra = We will continue tomorrow / We’ll resume tomorrow
- Nastavljaćemo sutra = We will be continuing tomorrow or we’ll continue repeatedly/over a period
So nastavićemo sounds more like a single future action or decision to resume, while nastavljaćemo is more ongoing or repeated in feel.
In most everyday situations for We’ll continue tomorrow, Nastavićemo sutra is the more natural choice.
Is there anything special about the ending -emo in ćemo?
Yes. Ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će are the future auxiliary forms in Serbian.
Here is the full set:
- ja ću = I will
- ti ćeš = you will
- on/ona/ono će = he/she/it will
- mi ćemo = we will
- vi ćete = you will
- oni/one/ona će = they will
So in nastavićemo, the -ćemo part tells you the subject is we.
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