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Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / 38 Needs, Wishes and Intenons 224 / 600

must

have to

morati

should

trebati

must not

should not

ne + smjeti ®

don’t have to

ne + morati

I must eat.

I have to eat.

Moram jesti.

I should eat.

Trebam jesti. ®

I must not eat.

I should not eat.

Ne smijem jesti.

I don’t have to eat.

Ne moram jesti.

There are more similarities with German. If you use the verbs above + ići go +

destination, in the spoken language, you can leave the infinitive ići out:

Moram ići na sastanak A . I have to go to a meeting.

Moram na sastanak A . (the same meaning, a bit colloquial)

There’s another verb that similar to pokušavati («) try:

probati (+ inf / A) perf. try

The difference is that this verb basically means try something, e.g. try a shirt on,

taste food, while its use with infinitives is a bit colloquial:

Ana N je probala hlače A . Ana tried the pants on.

Goran N je probao kolač A . Goran tasted the cake.

You should pay attention that the verb probati perf. try is a perfective verb, so it’s

normally not used in the present tense.®

On the other hand, pokušavati («) cannot be used with objects in A at all – with a

partial exception of pronouns like to.

This table summarizes which verbs can be used with what objects:

+ inf + A / inf

moći (...) can

htjeti (...) want

morati must

planirati («) plan

namjeravati («) intend probati perf. try

pokušavati («) try trebati need/should

smjeti (...) may željeti (...) wish

Now, it is possible to replace infinitives (and other things attached to them) with the

general pronoun to, to refer to something previously said or known, so the pronoun

to can be used, and is frequently used with verbs in the left column as well:

Ne mogu to A . I can’t do that.

moći pres-1

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