Breakdown of Mi se veselimo najboljem vikendu.
mi
we
vikend
weekend
najbolji
best
veseliti se
to look forward to
Questions & Answers about Mi se veselimo najboljem vikendu.
Why are najboljem and vikendu in the dative case here?
The verb veseliti se (to look forward to) always requires the object you are looking forward to to be in the dative case. Since vikend (weekend) is the target of the excitement, both the noun and its adjective must take dative endings.
Why does the adjective najboljem end in -em instead of -om?
For masculine and neuter nouns in the dative case, adjectives usually end in -om or -em. Because the base adjective najbolji (best) ends with the soft consonant j, it takes the -em ending to agree with the masculine dative noun vikendu.
Why is there a se in this sentence?
The verb for "to look forward to" is veseliti se, which is a reflexive verb. That means it must always be used with the reflexive pronoun se. You can think of it literally as "we rejoice ourselves".
How is the word najboljem (best) formed?
It comes from the irregular adjective dobar (good). In Croatian, you make a superlative (the "most" form) by adding the prefix naj- to the comparative form of the adjective. Since "better" is bolji, "best" becomes najbolji.
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