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Croatian Grammar - Future Tense

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In this lesson, we will be learning about the future tense in Croatian. We will look at how to form the future tense, as well as some examples of how it is used. By the end of this lesson, you will have a better understanding of how to use the future tense in Croatian.

Forming the Future Tense

The future tense in Croatian is formed by adding the appropriate ending to the infinitive form of the verb. The endings are as follows:

• -ću for the first person singular (I)
• -ćeš for the second person singular (you)
• -će for the third person singular (he/she/it)
• -ćemo for the first person plural (we)
• -ćete for the second person plural (you)
• -će for the third person plural (they)

For example, the verb "biti" (to be) has the following forms in the future tense:

Person	Singular	Plural
First	bit ću	bit ćemo
Second	bit ćeš	bit ćete
Third	bit će	bit će

Examples

Here are some examples of how the future tense is used in Croatian:

Croatian	Pronunciation	English Translation
Ja ću ići	yah chu eechi	I will go
Ti ćeš doći	tee cheesh doch-chi	You will come
On će doći	ohn che doch-chi	He/She/It will come
Mi ćemo doći	mee cheh-moh doch-chi	We will come
Vi ćete doći	vee cheh-teh doch-chi	You will come
Oni će doći	oh-nee che doch-chi	They will come

Conclusion

In this lesson, we have looked at how to form the future tense in Croatian and seen some examples of how it is used. We hope that this lesson has been helpful and that you now have a better understanding of the future tense in Croatian.

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