Breakdown of Igrali smo nogomet bez obzira na umor.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
igrati
to play (sports)
nogomet
football
bez
without
obzir
consideration
umor
fatigue
Questions & Answers about Igrali smo nogomet bez obzira na umor.
Why is "umor" in its dictionary form if it comes after a preposition?
It is actually in the accusative case! The phrase bez obzira na ends with the preposition na, which takes the accusative here. Because umor (fatigue) is a masculine inanimate noun (a non-living thing), its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary (nominative) form.
What does the phrase bez obzira literally mean?
It literally means "without consideration" or "without regard." The preposition bez (without) always requires the genitive case, which is why the noun obzir (consideration) changes its ending to become obzira.
Since nogomet is the direct object, why does it also look like it is in the nominative case?
Just like umor, nogomet (football) is a masculine inanimate noun. It is in the accusative case here because it is the direct object of the verb. However, in Croatian, the accusative form for non-living masculine nouns is identical to the nominative form.
Could I just say bez umora instead of bez obzira na umor?
No, because they mean different things. Saying bez umora means "without fatigue," implying you were not tired at all. Using bez obzira na umor means "regardless of the fatigue," meaning you were tired but played anyway.
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