Breakdown of Mi njemu ne vjerujemo.
mi
we
ne
no, not
vjerovati
to believe
njemu
to him / about him (emphatic)
Questions & Answers about Mi njemu ne vjerujemo.
Why is njemu used here instead of the short form mu?
njemu is the full (emphatic) form of the Dative pronoun for "him". Using it emphasizes exactly who isn't being believed. It gives the feeling of "We do not believe him" (even if we might believe someone else).
Why is the pronoun for "him" in the Dative case rather than the Accusative?
In Croatian, the verb vjerovati (to believe or to trust) requires its object to be in the Dative case. You can think of it as giving your trust to someone.
If we wanted to use the short form mu, how would the sentence change?
The short form mu is a "clitic" (an unstressed word that usually sits in the second position of a sentence). If you use it instead of the full form, the sentence becomes Mi mu ne vjerujemo.
Is it necessary to include the word Mi at the beginning of the sentence?
No, you can simply say Njemu ne vjerujemo, because the verb ending in -mo already makes it clear that the subject is "we". Keeping Mi in the sentence adds even more emphasis, sounding like "We do not believe him."
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