Questions & Answers about Laku noć! Umoran sam.
Why is it laku noć instead of the dictionary form laka noć?
When wishing someone well in Croatian, you use the accusative (object) case because you are essentially saying "[I wish you a] good night." The feminine adjective laka (which literally means "light" or "easy") changes to laku in this case.
Wait, noć ends in a consonant. Shouldn't it be a masculine word?
If a woman is speaking, does she also say umoran sam?
No, she would say umorna sam. The word umoran is the masculine form of "tired". In Croatian, adjectives that describe you must match your gender.
Could I say Sam umoran instead of Umoran sam?
No, you cannot start a sentence with sam. The word sam (am) is an enclitic—a short, unstressed word that almost always insists on being in the second position of a sentence. Since the word ja (I) was dropped, umoran takes the first spot, and sam tucks in right behind it.
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