Breakdown of Ne želim raditi prekovremeno vikendom.
raditi
to work
željeti
to want
vikend
weekend
prekovremeno
overtime
Questions & Answers about Ne želim raditi prekovremeno vikendom.
Why is vikendom in the instrumental case if there is no preposition like s (with)?
In Croatian, the instrumental case without a preposition is often used to express a recurring time or habit. Using vikendom here means "on weekends" or "every weekend" as a general rule.
If I only meant this specific coming weekend, would I still use vikendom?
No, vikendom implies a recurring event. If you wanted to say you do not want to work overtime just this once, you would usually use the accusative case for a specific time, such as ovaj vikend (this weekend).
How does the word prekovremeno literally break down?
It is an adverb built from the preposition preko (over) and the root for vrijeme (time). The -o at the end makes it an adverb, literally translating to "over-timely", which describes how the work is being done.
Can I say Ne želim da radim instead of using the infinitive raditi?
In standard Croatian, when the subject of both verbs is the same person, you use the infinitive after verbs of desire, ability, or obligation. Saying da radim (that I work) is grammatically understood but is a feature of Serbian and some regional dialects, whereas standard Croatian strongly prefers the infinitive.
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