Word
Ne idemo pješice, vozimo se u autu.
Meaning
We are not going on foot, we are riding in the car.
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Questions & Answers about Ne idemo pješice, vozimo se u autu.
Why do we use vozimo se instead of idemo for the car?
In English, you can just say 'go by car', but Croatian makes a clearer distinction. While ići (to go) is used for walking (idemo pješice) or general movement, you use voziti se to specifically say you are traveling in a vehicle.
What does the se do in vozimo se? Can I just say vozimo u autu?
The word se makes this verb about your own movement as a passenger or driver. The base verb voziti means 'to drive' something. If you drop the se, you would need a direct object, like vozimo auto (we are driving the car). vozimo se simply means 'we are riding'.
Why does auto become autu here?
You are using the preposition u (in) to describe where you currently are. This requires the Locative case, which adds the ending -u to masculine nouns like auto. If you used the Accusative case (u auto), it would imply motion, meaning you are getting into the car, rather than riding inside it.
Is pješice a noun in a specific case here?