Breakdown of Redovito se vozim u vlaku, ne idem pješice.
ne
no, not
u
in, into
vlak
train
ići
to go
pješice
on foot
voziti se
to ride
redovito
regularly
Questions & Answers about Redovito se vozim u vlaku, ne idem pješice.
Why do we use vozim se for the train, but idem for walking?
In Croatian, we use specific verbs for traveling by a vehicle. Voziti se means to ride or be driven as a passenger, so it is used for taking the train. We use ići (to go) for walking (pješice) because walking does not involve a vehicle.
What is the difference between vozim and vozim se?
Vozim without se means that you are the one actively operating the vehicle, like driving a car. By adding the small word se, vozim se means you are just riding in the vehicle as a passenger. Unless you are the train engineer, you want to use vozim se here!
Why does the sentence say u vlaku instead of using the instrumental case vlakom?
Both are correct! You will often see vozim se vlakom (I travel by train) using the instrumental case to show your means of transport. By saying u vlaku (in the train) with the locative case, the speaker is just emphasizing that they are physically sitting inside the train.
Could I change the word order and say Redovito vozim se?
No, because se is a special type of short word (an enclitic) that must naturally fall into the second position in a sentence. Here, the adverb redovito takes the first spot, so se has to come next. If you started the sentence with the verb instead, it would be Vozim se redovito.
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