Breakdown of Moj djed i ja volimo pecati na jezeru.
ja
I
i
and (additive)
jezero
lake
voljeti
to love, to like
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
djed
grandfather
moj
my
pecati
to fish
Questions & Answers about Moj djed i ja volimo pecati na jezeru.
Why is the verb volimo in the "we" form instead of matching djed or ja individually?
When you have a compound subject that includes the first-person pronoun ja (I) alongside anyone else, the group as a whole becomes "we" (mi). Because of this, the verb must take the first-person plural form volimo.
Is it possible to use da pecamo instead of the infinitive pecati after the verb volimo?
You might hear it, but volimo pecati is the standard and strongly preferred structure in Croatian. Using da plus the present tense (volimo da pecamo) is much more typical of Serbian and Bosnian.
Why do we use the locative case jezeru after the preposition na here instead of the accusative jezero?
The preposition na takes the locative case when describing a stationary location or an action happening in a fixed place, like fishing at the lake. You would only use the accusative na jezero if you were expressing motion towards a destination, such as traveling or driving to the lake.
Since Croatian often drops subject pronouns, could I omit ja and just say Moj djed i volimo pecati na jezeru?
No, you must keep ja in this sentence. While standalone subject pronouns are usually dropped, a compound subject linked by i (and) requires all its components to be explicitly stated so the listener knows exactly who makes up the group.
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