Breakdown of To je najamnina s kojom se ne slažem.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
to
that
ne
no, not
slagati se
to agree (imperfective)
Questions & Answers about To je najamnina s kojom se ne slažem.
Why do we say s kojom instead of just using a standard relative pronoun like koju?
In English, we often leave the preposition at the end of the sentence: the rent I do not agree WITH. In Croatian, prepositions cannot be left hanging like that. The verb slagati se (to agree) requires the preposition s (with). This preposition must be placed immediately before the relative pronoun, so the sentence literally says "with which I do not agree."
Why is the relative pronoun spelled kojom?
Kojom is the feminine singular instrumental form of koji. It must be feminine and singular to match the noun it replaces, najamnina (rent). It takes the instrumental case because it follows the preposition s.
What is the word se doing in this sentence?
It is a required part of the reflexive verb slagati se (to agree). If you drop the se, the base verb slagati means something entirely different, such as "to stack" or "to arrange."
Why is the preposition s used here instead of sa?
The longer form sa is generally only used when the following word starts with certain sounds (s, š, z, ž) or heavy consonant clusters, simply to make pronunciation easier. Because kojom starts with a crisp k, the short form s is correct.