ću pisati

Ću Before the Infinitive

Level 3

The future can also be built as ću + the full infinitive, and this order is needed after a first word.

How It Works

The helper ću is a short word that wants to be second in the clause. If a word like sutra or ja comes first, the helper follows it and the full infinitive comes after: Sutra ću pisati.

First wordExample
timeSutra ćemo raditi.
pronounJa ću kuhati.
question wordŠta ćeš raditi?

Yes-no questions use the full form of htjeti with li: Hoćeš li doći? Hoće li pasti kiša?

Both orders, pisat ću and ću pisati, are good Bosnian. When the verb comes first, the usual form is pisat ću. When another word comes first, the usual form is ću pisati.

Examples (5)

  1. Ja ću pisati.

    I will write.

    The pronoun comes first.

  2. Sutra ću doći.

    I will come tomorrow.

    A time word comes first.

  3. Šta ćeš raditi?

    What will you do?

    A question word comes first.

  4. Hoćeš li doći?

    Will you come?

    Li after the verb.

  5. Ona će kuhati ručak.

    She will cook lunch.

    Full infinitive after će.

Common Mistakes

  • Cutting the infinitive after ću

    Ja ću pisat.
    Ja ću pisati.

    In careful Bosnian the infinitive after ću is written in full. You may hear ću pisat in speech, but this course teaches pisat ću and ću pisati.

How It Connects

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ću pisatiLevel 3Ću Before the Infinitive

Learn This First

The future can start with ću.

Words in This Pattern

htjetipisati