Adverbs of Frequency
Croatian adverbs of frequency typically come before the verb they describe, though word order is flexible.
| My head always hurts. | Uvijek me boli glava. |
| My head rarely hurts. | Rijetko me boli glava. |
When asking if an event ever happens, use the adverb ikada (ever).
| Do you ever go to the gym? | Idete li ikada u teretanu? |
Regular Intervals
You can express that something happens at regular intervals using adverbs derived from units of time:
- svakodnevno (daily)
- tjedno (weekly)
- mjesečno (monthly)
- godišnje (yearly)
| They are in the gym daily. | Oni su svakodnevno u teretani. |
| We pay for the apartment monthly, and the tax yearly. | Plaćamo stan mjesečno, a porez godišnje. |
To specify how many times something happens, use a number followed by puta (times) and the time adverb. For example, "three times a week" is literally "three times weekly."
| We exercise in the gym three times a week. | Vježbamo u teretani tri puta tjedno. |
| We travel twice yearly. | Putujemo dva puta godišnje. |
Occasionally, Often, Sometimes, and Never
Here are a few more common adverbs:
- povremeno (occasionally)
- često (often)
- ponekad (sometimes)
| We occasionally talk about the problem. | Mi povremeno razgovaramo o problemu. |
| We often talk about art. | Često razgovaramo o umjetnosti. |
| Sometimes we go to the cinema. | Ponekad idemo u kino. |
When using nikada (never), Croatian requires a double negative: use the negative form of the verb alongside the negative adverb.
| He never drinks milk. | On nikada ne pije mlijeko. |
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