Word
Danas ih želim upoznati.
Meaning
I want to meet them today.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Danas ih želim upoznati.
Why does ih come right after Danas instead of at the end of the sentence?
ih is a clitic, which is a short, unstressed word. In Croatian, clitics have a strict rule: they almost always take the second position in a sentence. Because Danas (today) is the first word, ih jumps into the second spot.
What exactly is ih in this sentence?
The word ih means 'them'. It is the short accusative pronoun. We use the accusative case here because the people you are meeting are the direct object of the action.
How do we know who wants to meet them if there is no word for 'I'?
The pronoun 'I' is built directly into the verb želim (I want). In Croatian, the ending of the verb tells you who is doing the action, so you can safely drop the word ja (I).
Why is the verb upoznati left in its dictionary form?
upoznati is the infinitive form, meaning 'to meet'. When you use a verb like želim (I want) followed by another action, the second verb stays in the infinitive, exactly like saying 'want to meet' in English.