Breakdown of Ugođaj je divan, osim što je restoran previše bučan.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
restoran
restaurant
previše
too many / too (with an adjective)
divan
wonderful, lovely
bučan
noisy
osim što
except that / aside from the fact that
ugođaj
atmosphere
Questions & Answers about Ugođaj je divan, osim što je restoran previše bučan.
How exactly does osim što work here, and what kind of verb follows it?
The phrase osim što translates to "except that" or "aside from the fact that." It introduces a factual exception to the main clause, which is why it is followed by a regular indicative verb (in this case, the present tense je). You do not need any special conditional or subjunctive verb forms here.
Why does the verb je come immediately after osim što rather than after restoran?
The word je is an enclitic (a "weak" word with no accent of its own), meaning it wants to sit in the second position of its clause. The word što acts as the first position in this new clause, so the clitic je snaps right in after it, pushing the subject restoran further back.
Is there a difference between ugođaj and the word atmosfera?
Both words mean "atmosphere" in the sense of a place's vibe, and they are fully interchangeable here. Atmosfera is a widely used international word, while ugođaj is a native Croatian word that places a bit more emphasis on the sensory "feel," mood, or coziness of an experience.
Doesn't previše usually mean "too much"? Can it just mean "too"?
Yes, while previše translates to "too much" when used with verbs or nouns, it is also the standard adverb used directly before an adjective to simply mean "too." Therefore, previše bučan translates perfectly to "too noisy."
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