neću

Negative Future

Level 3

Neću means I will not or I do not want to.

How It Works

PersonForm
janeću
tinećeš
on, onaneće
minećemo
vinećete
onineće

After the negative form the verb is an infinitive: Neću ići. Neće padati kiša. Unlike the positive future, the negative form stands first because it is a full word. Do not cut the final -i.

Neću can mean will not (a plan or a forecast) or refuse (I do not want to). Context shows which. Add li for a question: Nećeš li doći? (Aren't you coming?)

In speech you will also hear the short form of the question without li, as in Nećeš doći?, with a rising voice. A bare neću can sound more stubborn than a plain forecast, so add a time word such as sutra to make a plan clear.

Examples (5)

  1. Neću ići.

    I will not go.

    Neću plus the infinitive.

  2. Nećeš doći?

    You are not coming?

    A spoken question.

  3. Mi nećemo kasniti.

    We will not be late.

    Plural subject.

  4. Neće padati kiša.

    It will not rain.

    A plain forecast.

  5. Neću nikad zaboraviti Počitelj.

    I will never forget Počitelj.

    Works with nikad.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing ne and ću as two words

    Ne ću ići.
    Neću ići.

    Neću is written as one word, not as ne and ću.

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nećuLevel 3Negative Future

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Neću negates the future.

Words in This Pattern

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