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### Actions as Concepts (-nje)

In English, we often turn verbs into nouns using "-ing" to talk about an action as an abstract concept (for example, "breathe" becomes "breathing"). In Croatian, you can form these verbal nouns (*glagolska imenica*) by adding the suffix **-nje**.

Because they end in **-e**, these nouns are always neuter. Any adjective describing them must take a neuter ending (usually **-o** or **-e**).

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### Using Verbal Nouns with Prepositions

Since they are true nouns, verbal nouns change their endings depending on their role in the sentence.

When following prepositions that trigger the accusative case—like **za** (for) or **na** (on/about)—neuter nouns keep their original **-nje** form.

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When following prepositions that require the genitive case—such as **bez** (without), **prije** (before), or **zbog** (because of)—the ending changes from **-nje** to **-nja**.

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### Nouns Modifying Nouns

When a verbal noun is followed by the target of its action (like "acceptance *of* the truth" or "writing *of* a diary"), that target noun takes the genitive case.

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### Talking about Wellbeing

Verbal nouns are the perfect tool for discussing mental health, daily routines, and self-care. 

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Verbal nouns (-nje)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and to be (sam, si, je)

Noun genders (-Ø, -a, -o/-e)

Demonstrative pronouns (ovaj, ova, ovo)

Plural pronouns and to be (smo, ste, su)

Masculine plural nouns (-i)

Feminine plural nouns (-e)

Neuter plural nouns (-a)

Full verb to be (jesam, jesi)

Negative verb to be (nisam, nisi)

Yes/no questions (je li)

Wh- questions (tko, gdje)

Formal vs informal address (ti vs Vi)

Regular present tense (-ati)

Regular present tense (-iti)

Regular present tense (-jeti)

Verb negation (ne)

The verb to have (imati / nemati)

Inanimate direct objects

Feminine direct objects (-u)

Plural direct objects (-e, -a)

Accusative pronouns (me, te, ga, ju)

Adjective agreement

Plural adjectives

Accusative adjectives

Numbers 1 to 10 (jedan, dva, tri)

The locative case (-u)

Feminine locative (-i)

The verb to go (ići)

Destination (u, na)

The genitive case (-a)

Accusative pronouns (nas, vas, ga, ih)

Animate masculine accusative (-a)

Adjective agreement for animate masculine (-og, -eg)

The verb can (moći)

The verb must (morati)

The verb to want (htjeti, hoću)

The future tense (ću/ćeš + infinitive)

The past tense: l-participle (radio, radila)

Past tense word order (Prvo sam radio...)

Past tense with plural subjects (-li, -le, -la)

Feminine genitive singular (-e)

Possession and origin (od, iz)

Negative existence (nema)

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

Genitive plural (-a)

Numbers 11 to 20

Past tense negation (nisam)

Past tense questions (jeste li)

Dative singular

Dative pronouns (ti, mu, joj)

Past tense negation (nisam, nisi...)

Double object pronouns (mu ga, ti ju...)

Reflexive verbs (se)

Reflexive clitic word order

Commands and requests (radi, radite)

Plural demonstratives (ovi, ove, ova)

Possessive determiners (moj, naš, njegov)

Greetings (Dobar dan, doviđenja)

The body: Boli me glava

Directions (lijevo, desno, ravno)

There is, there are (ima)

Politeness (molim vas, hvala lijepa)

How you feel (Sviđa mi se)

Counting by tens to 100 (trideset, četrdeset...)

Quantifiers with the genitive case (malo, puno...)

Adjective agreement in the genitive singular (-og, -e)

Adjective agreement in the genitive plural (-ih)

Genitive prepositions (kod, do, bez...)

Asking what kind and which (kakav, koji)

Possessive determiners (njegov, njezin...)

Possessives in the accusative case

The reflexive possessive (svoj)

Indefinite pronouns (netko, nešto, neki)

Negative pronouns (nitko, ništa)

The verb to need (trebati)

Reciprocal verbs (se)

Introduction to verbal aspect

Perfective verbs with prefixes

Perfective verbs with stem changes

Irregular perfective verbs

Aspect in the past tense

Aspect in the future tense

Vehicular motion (voziti se, putovati)

Arrival and departure ('doći', 'otići')

Entering and exiting ('ući', 'izaći')

Singular accompaniment ('s', 'sa')

Question	Answer
breathing	disanje
Deep breathing is good for the health.	Duboko disanje je dobro za zdravlje.
He rarely thought about deep breathing.	On je rijetko mislio na duboko disanje.
relaxation	opuštanje
Relaxation is important for your mind.	Opuštanje je važno za tvoj um.
There is no relaxation without silence.	Nema opuštanja bez tišine.
sleeping	spavanje
Sleeping badly is a problem because you are always tired.	Loše spavanje je problem zato što si uvijek umoran.
Before sleeping I always read a book.	Prije spavanja uvijek čitam knjigu.
exercising	vježbanje
Regular exercising helps against stress.	Redovito vježbanje pomaže protiv stresa.
Exercising is often hard in the morning.	Vježbanje je često teško ujutro.
reading	čitanje
Her favorite relaxation is reading.	Njezino omiljeno opuštanje je čitanje.
For reading you need a quiet place.	Za čitanje ti treba mirno mjesto.
thinking	razmišljanje
Too much thinking is bad for the health.	Previše razmišljanja je loše za zdravlje.
His thinking was always very smart.	Njegovo razmišljanje je uvijek bilo vrlo pametno.
meditating	meditiranje
Meditating can help you.	Meditiranje ti može pomoći.
I never tried meditating because I don't have time.	Nikada nisam probao meditiranje zato što nemam vremena.
acceptance	prihvaćanje
Acceptance of the problem is the first step.	Prihvaćanje problema je prvi korak.
Acceptance of the truth is always hard.	Prihvaćanje istine je uvijek teško.
therapy	terapija
Therapy can change your thinking.	Terapija može promijeniti tvoje razmišljanje.
psychologist	psiholog
Sometimes it is good to visit a psychologist because of sleeping.	Ponekad je dobro posjetiti psihologa zbog spavanja.
Therapy is a good solution for bad sleeping.	Terapija je dobro rješenje za loše spavanje.
There is no progress without therapy and relaxation.	Nema napretka bez terapije i opuštanja.
writing	pisanje
Writing a diary is useful for relaxation.	Pisanje dnevnika je korisno za opuštanje.
She rarely had time for writing.	Ona je rijetko imala vremena za pisanje.
listening	slušanje
Listening to music is excellent because you can relax.	Slušanje glazbe je odlično jer se možeš opustiti.
Active listening is very important for a relationship.	Aktivno slušanje je vrlo važno za vezu.
The psychologist advises relaxation and healthy sleep.	Psiholog savjetuje opuštanje i zdravo spavanje.