Word
On će se vjenčati s njom.
Meaning
He will get married to her.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about On će se vjenčati s njom.
Why does the sentence use s njom when the English translation says "to her"?
In English, you get married "to" someone, but in Croatian, the expression is literally to get married "with" someone. The preposition s means "with" and it requires the following word to be in the instrumental case. njom is the instrumental form of the pronoun ona (she).
Why is it s njom here, when I learned sa mnom for "with me"?
The basic preposition is just s. It only expands to sa when the next word starts with certain consonants (like s, z, š, ž) or when the combination is just too hard to pronounce. The word mnom is hard to say after s, so we use sa mnom. However, s njom is easier to pronounce, so the extra "a" is not needed.
Why do we need the word se in this sentence?
The verb for "to get married" is vjenčati se. It is a reflexive verb in Croatian, which means it requires the reflexive pronoun se. You must always include it when talking about two people marrying each other or someone getting married.
Why are the words će and se placed in that exact order?