Word
Dosadno mu je.
Meaning
He is bored.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Dosadno mu je.
Why is the dative pronoun mu (to him) used here when the English translation says "He"?
In Croatian, physical or mental states (like being bored, cold, or warm) are often expressed using the dative case. Instead of saying "He is bored", the Croatian sentence literally translates to "It is boring to him". This is why you use the dative clitic mu (to him).
Both mu and je are clitics (short words). Why is mu placed before je?
Why does dosadno end in -o if we are talking about a man?
Because this sentence literally means "It is boring to him", there is no actual subject like "he" or "she" for the word to describe. In these "it is..." situations, Croatian uses the neuter singular ending, which is -o.