Breakdown of Kako ste se jutros osjećali?
kako
how
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
jutros
this morning
osjećati se
to feel / to be felt, be noticeable
Questions & Answers about Kako ste se jutros osjećali?
Why does se come after ste in this sentence?
Both ste and se are short, unstressed words called clitics. In Croatian, clitics team up and usually take the second position in a sentence, right after the first word (Kako). When they form a group, there is a strict order they must follow: helper verbs like ste always come before the reflexive word se.
Why are ste and osjećali separated by other words?
The past tense here uses two parts: the helper verb ste and the action verb osjećali. Because ste is a clitic, it is forced to stay in the second spot of the sentence. The main verb osjećali is not a clitic, so it is free to go later in the sentence. This allows words like se and jutros to sit between them.
The ending of osjećali is plural, so does this sentence only mean "How did you all feel"?
It can mean that, but it is also the polite, formal way to ask one person! In Croatian, when you use formal "you", you use the plural helper verb ste and the plural ending on the main verb, even if you are only talking to one individual.
What kind of word is jutros?
The word jutros specifically means "this morning". Instead of saying "this" and "morning" as two separate words, Croatian often uses special combined words for times of the present day. You might remember similar words like danas (today) and večeras (this evening).
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