Thread: Introduce Yourself!

Originally Posted by Stjepan

Actually, idem/ideš are from the verb ići which means to go. To eat is jesti, which conjugates as jedem, jedeš, jede, jedemo, jedete, jedu

Gosh, you're so right! Silly me!

Originally Posted by Stjepan

Also, you really don't need sada in there since it's already clear in the verb that you are doing it now. If you really want it for emphasis though it would be more natural sounding to say "sada jedem jabuku"

(The object needs the accusative case)

što/šta jedeš?

na žalost, nemam vremena jesti.

I see. I still have to learn the Serbian cases, so you have to excuse me for only using the nominative.

Originally Posted by Stjepan

Words like još, sada etc tend to come earlier in the sentence. Unfortunately, I don't know what this category of words is called so it's probably not much help. :\

You mean adverbs?

Originally Posted by Stjepan

"Koliko možemo da idemo"
ne znam...

Niti ne znam!

Originally Posted by Stjepan

"Ne hoću raditi ništa još."

This sentence has a few problems. The first problem is that ne hoću is not the correct negation form. Rather, it should be neću.

The bigger problem though is that this sentence sounds more like you are saying ''I won't do anything yet'', because htjeti/hteti followed by an infinitive verb is how you form future tense.

To remove the ambiguity, it is better to use želim in this sentence. So a better sentence would be more like "Ne želim još ništa raditi"

Thanks! This is really helping me!

Originally Posted by Stjepan

Also, in Serbian you would use Volim da volim to say "I love to love", but in Croatian you use Volim voljeti. People will understand either one but those are the preferences.

I see! Thanks again!

Right now I'm learning all about food!