No. 796 in Croatian
ht
"Ht" is the abbreviation for "Hrvatski Telekom," the Croatian telecommunications company.
In a sentence
Htio sam otići u trgovinu, ali je bila zatvorena.
I wanted to go to the store, but it was closed.
The word 'htio' is a past-tense form of the verb 'htjeti', meaning 'to want'. This indicates a desire or intention in the past.
Da sam htjela znati, pitala bih te.
If I wanted to know, I would have asked you.
The word 'htjela' is another past-tense form of 'htjeti', agreeing with a feminine subject, indicating a past hypothetical desire.
Htjet ću pročistiti sve papire do kraja tjedna.
I will want to sort through all the papers by the end of the week.
The word 'htjet ću' is the future-tense form of 'htjeti', projecting a want or intention into the future.
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