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Modalni glagoli: morati, moći, htjeti

Conjugation of Modal Verbs

Modal verbs express necessity, ability, or desire. Here is their present tense conjugation:

1. morati (must / to have to):

ja moram, ti moraš, on/ona/ono mora

mi moramo, vi morate, oni/one/ona moraju

2. moći (can / to be able to):

ja mogu, ti možeš, on/ona/ono može

mi možemo, vi možete, oni/one/ona mogu

3. htjeti (want / will):

ja hoću (or short ću), ti hoćeš (ćeš), on/ona/ono hoće (će)

mi hoćemo (ćemo), vi hoćete (ćete), oni/one/ona hoće (će)

Negative: neću, nećeš, neće, nećemo, nećete, neće.

In Croatian, a modal verb is directly followed by the infinitive form of the main verb (infinitive ends in -ti or -ći):

Moram raditi danas. (I must work today.)

Možemo ići kući. (We can go home.)

Neću učiti navečer. (I don't want to study in the evening.)

Asking questions:

Možeš li pomoći? (Can you help?)

Što moraš kupiti? (What do you have to buy?)

Ja _____ (must) učiti.