pisat ću

The Future: Pisat Ću

Level 3

The usual written future drops the final -i of the infinitive and puts the short helper after it.

How It Works

PersonForm
japisat ću
tipisat ćeš
on, onapisat će
mipisat ćemo
vipisat ćete
onipisat će

Start with the infinitive (čitati, raditi, pitati), take off the final -i, then add the helper: čitat ću, radit ćemo, pitat će.

Verbs whose infinitive ends in -ći are different: doći ću, moći ćeš, reći ćemo. Write the words apart, as in pisat ću. Serbian and Montenegrin writers join them as pisaću, and you will meet that spelling too. Do not worry: both are understood.

Examples (5)

  1. Pisat ću ti sutra.

    I will write to you tomorrow.

    Pisati loses its final -i.

  2. Čitat ćemo knjigu.

    We will read a book.

    Čitati becomes čitat.

  3. Doći ću u šest.

    I will come at six.

    Doći keeps its whole form.

  4. Radit će u Zenici.

    He will work in Zenica.

    Third person: će.

  5. Pitat ću Amira.

    I will ask Amir.

    The object follows.

Common Mistakes

  • Cutting the -i from a -ći verb

    Doć ću u šest.
    Doći ću u šest.

    Careful writing keeps the whole infinitive of a -ći verb. You may hear doć ću in fast speech, but write doći ću.

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pisat ćuLevel 3The Future: Pisat Ću

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The future uses hoću as an auxiliary.

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htjetipisatičitatiraditipitati