Subotom i nedjeljom — instrumental of time

On Saturdays

To say something happens REGULARLY on a day, Croatian puts the day in the instrumental — no preposition at all: | day | habitually | | --- | --- | | subota | subotom (on Saturdays) | | nedjelja | nedjeljom (on Sundays) | | petak | petkom (on Fridays) |

On Saturdays I don't work.
Subotom ne radim.

One time vs every time

For a single occasion, use u + accusative: u subotu (this Saturday). The instrumental means every such day:

On Sundays we go to church.
Nedjeljom idemo u crkvu.

This is the instrumental case you learned for tools and company, doing one more job — marking repeated time.

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