Breakdown of Uvijek možeš računati na moje razumijevanje.
uvijek
always
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
moći
can
moj
my
Questions & Answers about Uvijek možeš računati na moje razumijevanje.
Why do we use na here, and how can I tell moje razumijevanje is in the accusative case?
The verb računati pairs with the preposition na followed by the accusative case to mean 'to count on' or 'to rely on'. You know it is accusative because of this specific verb-preposition rule, even though the phrase looks exactly like the nominative (dictionary) form. For neuter nouns like razumijevanje, the nominative and accusative forms are always identical.
Does računati literally mean 'to count' like with numbers?
Yes, its base meaning is 'to calculate' or 'to do math'. However, just like in English, when you combine it with na plus the accusative case, it creates the idiom 'to count on' someone or something.
Razumijevanje looks a lot like a verb turned into a noun. How does that work?
Spot on! It is a verbal noun meaning 'understanding', derived from the verb razumjeti (to understand). In Croatian, you frequently create these abstract nouns by taking a verb stem and adding the suffix -nje.
Why is the possessive pronoun moje instead of moj or moja?
Possessive pronouns must match the gender, number, and case of the noun they describe. Because razumijevanje is a neuter singular noun in the accusative case, the pronoun must take the neuter singular accusative form, which is moje.