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C6 M1 L2 Grammar

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6 | Modul 1: Gramatika

Hoćeš-nećeš, moraš

6 | 1 | Lekcija 2: Izlet za vikend

| Future Tense

Just like the verb biti which has its stressed form (ja jesam) and unstressed form (ja sam), the verb htjeti is the only other verb in Croatian that has the same structure. In our previous lesson you already encountered the stressed form of the verb.

HTJETI - stressed form
SINGULAR			PLURAL
	ja	hoću		mi	hoćemo
	ti	hoćeš		vi	hoćete
	on/-a/-o	hoće		oni/-e/-a	hoće

The unstressed form of verb htjeti is as follows:

HTJETI - unstressed form
SINGULAR			PLURAL
	ja	ću		mi	ćemo
	ti	ćeš		vi	ćete
	on	će		oni	će
	ona	će		one	će

* As you can see, the unstressed form is created by cutting off the initial ho- part of the verb in its stressed form.

When do we use stressed and when do we use the unstressed form of the verb htjeti?

Stressed form

– is used when we intend to indicate ‘’wanting’’ – like in the examples: (1) Ja hoću tortu, or (2) Ja hoću kupiti tortu.

– is used when we want to ask if someone will do something in the future – like in the example: Hoćeš li ići u Zagreb?

Unstressed form

– is used to form the future tense in Croatian.

| Future Tense: Writing and Pronunciation

| Writing

The most common structure of creating the future tense in Croatia is:

subject (who is doing what)	unstressed form of verb htjeti	infinitive of the verb
↓	↓	↓
James	će	učiti

However, when we know who the subject of the sentence is, in everyday conversation, people often omit the subject. Since we know it is James who will be studying, we can easily say:

infinitive of the verb	unstressed form of verb htjeti
↓	↓
Učit	će

As you can see, the order is important as you will write the infinitive form of the verb differently. Look at both sentences.

James će učiti.	Učit će.
učiti	učit

As you can see, when omitting the subject of the sentence, the word order is different. The infinitive takes the first place, followed by the unstressed form of htjeti. If the infinitive precedes the unstressed form of htjeti, then the final –i of any –ti verb is omitted. The final –i does not disappear when the infinitive ends in -ći.

Look at the following examples:

Infinitives Ending in -ti
shortened infinitive	Kupit ću tortu.	I will buy a cake.
full infinitive	Kupiti ću tortu.

Many of the verbs you know now will form their future in this way, e.g. kupit ću, razumijet ću, govorit ću, etc.

Infinitives Ending in -ći
full infinitive	Peći ću tortu.	I will bake a cake.
shortened infinitive	Peć ću tortu.

You know several verbs that will form their future in this way, e.g. reći ću, ići ću, etc.

| Speech

In speech, when the infinitive takes the first place followed by the unstressed form of htjeti, you will need to pronounce everything as one word! That means that in the sentence: Učit će hrvatski jezik. - the future tense structure will be pronounced as one word /učiće/. In pronunciation the -t- is omitted. It is not natural to make a pause between ‘’kupit’’ and ‘’ću.’’ In other words, it is not natural to hear the final ‘’t’’ of the verb’s infinitive form.

| Question form in the Future Tense: Will you…?

In order to express the question form, you need to follow the structure:

stressed form of verb htjeti	LI	infinitive of the verb
↓	↓	↓
Hoćeš	li	učiti?

| Negative form in the Future Tense: I Will Not…

In order to create a negative form of the verb htjeti, you need to use NE the unstressed form, written all together.

HTJETI - negative form
SINGULAR			PLURAL
	ja	neću		mi	nećemo
	ti	nećeš		vi	nećete
	on/-a/-o	neće		oni/-e/-a	neće

Using negation, you ultimately express the idea that you will not do something in the future.

G	6.1 Zadatak 4. Pitanje ili tvrdnja?

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they indicate a question about a future action or if are they expressing a statement about a future action.

		Question	Statement
1	Hoćemo li ići na sladoled?
2	Vi ćete ići na pizzu.
3	Hoćeš li kupiti jogurt?
4	Ja ću kupiti tortu.
5	Hoće li on kupti vino?
6	Hoćeš li vodu?
7	Hoće li ići na kavu?

G	6.1 Zadatak 5. Odgovori na pitanja

Read the question and then listen to the two possible answers. Indicate which sentence is the appropriate one as the answer to each question.

		a	b
1	Hoćemo li ići na pizzu?	Da, ići ćeš na pizzu.	Da, ići ćemo na pizzu.
2	Hoćete li kupiti auto?	Da, kupit ćemo auto.	Da, kupit ćete auto.
3	Hoćeš li kupiti jogurt?	Da, kupit ćete jogurt.	Da, kupit ću jogurt.
4	Hoće li kupiti tortu?	Da, kupit ću tortu.	Da, kupit će tortu.
5	Hoće li on kupiti vino?	Da, kupit ću vino.	Da, kupit će vino.
6	Hoćeš li vodu?	Da, hoću vodu.	Da, hoćemo vode.
7	Hoće li ići na kavu?	Da, ići ćemo na kavu.	Da, ići će na kavu.

G	6.1 Zadatak 6. Gramatika

Verbs biti and htjeti are:

the only two irregular verbs in BCMS

the only two verbs that have two forms

the only two verbs that have the same endings

Verb htjeti is used to form:

present tense

past tense

future tense

Verb htjeti can be accompanied immediately with:

Locative case

Nominative case

Infinitive

Accusative case

Stressed form of htjeti is used:

to express a desire

to express regret

to express question

to express doubt

Unstressed form of htjeti is used:

to express the past tense

to express doubt

to express negation

to express future tense

In Croatian writing form, what is the correct form:

Gedati ću film.

Ići ću na operu.

Gledaću film.

Kuhat ću ručak.

Iću u školu.

Ja ću da idem u kino.

In Croatian, what is the correct form:

Gedati ću film.

Ići ću na operu.

Gleda ću film.

Kuhat ću ručak.

Iću u školu.

How do we create the Croatian question form in the future tense?

unstressed form li infinitive noun

stressed form li infinitive noun