Breakdown of Razočaran sam rezultatom utakmice.
utakmica
match
rezultat
result
razočaran
disappointed (+ instrumental)
Questions & Answers about Razočaran sam rezultatom utakmice.
Why is there no word for "with" before rezultatom?
In Croatian, the instrumental case is often used without the preposition s (or sa) when it shows the cause or means of something, rather than accompaniment. Since the result is the cause of your disappointment, you use the bare instrumental rezultatom rather than s rezultatom.
How would a woman say this sentence?
Why is the word for match/game in the form utakmice?
It is in the genitive case because it expresses the idea of "of the match". Whenever you want to show that one noun belongs to or is closely linked to another (like the result of the match), the second noun takes the genitive case. The dictionary form is the feminine noun utakmica.
Could I include the pronoun "I" and say Ja sam razočaran...?
Yes, you can say Ja sam razočaran rezultatom utakmice. However, dropping the pronoun ja (I) is much more natural in everyday Croatian. When you drop it, the "to be" verb sam must slide into the second position in the sentence, directly after Razočaran.
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