Word
Premda sam iscrpljen, svejedno ću raditi.
Meaning
Although I am exhausted, I will work anyway.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Premda sam iscrpljen, svejedno ću raditi.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
raditi
to work
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
premda
although
Questions & Answers about Premda sam iscrpljen, svejedno ću raditi.
Is there a difference between premda, mada, and iako?
They all mean "although" or "even though" and are almost completely interchangeable. Iako is the most commonly used in everyday speech, but learning premda and mada helps you understand native speakers better and adds variety to your Croatian.
Why does the verb sam come right after premda?
The word sam is an enclitic, meaning it needs to go in the second grammatical position of its clause. Conjunctions like premda count as the first position, making it the perfect spot for sam to attach to.
If a woman is speaking, how does the sentence change?
Only one word changes: the adjective iscrpljen becomes the feminine iscrpljena. The sentence would be: Premda sam iscrpljena, svejedno ću raditi.
What does svejedno do in this sentence?
It means "anyway" or "all the same." While you could drop it and the sentence would still make sense, adding svejedno is a very natural way to emphasize that you are doing the work despite being exhausted. It pairs perfectly with "although" words like premda.
Why is the future tense written as instead of here?