Breakdown of Dobro jutro! Ja sam spreman.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ja
I
spreman
ready
dobro jutro
good morning
Questions & Answers about Dobro jutro! Ja sam spreman.
Why is it Dobro instead of Dobar?
In Croatian, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. The word jutro (morning) is a neuter noun because it ends in -o. Therefore, the adjective for good takes the neuter ending -o to become dobro.
Is it mandatory to use the word Ja (I) here?
Not at all! Croatian often drops pronouns like Ja because the verb sam (am) already makes it clear who you are talking about. You could simply say Spreman sam or Spremna sam. Including Ja just adds a slight emphasis.
If a woman is speaking, does the word spreman stay the same?
No, it changes. Spreman is the masculine form of the adjective for ready. If a female speaker is talking, she must use the feminine form and say Ja sam spremna.
Could I change the order and say Ja spreman sam?
No, that order sounds unnatural. The word sam is a short, unstressed verb form (called an enclitic) that has a strict rule: it almost always wants to be the second word in the sentence. It must come right after Ja (first word), making it Ja sam spreman.
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