Breakdown of Budući da smo bolesni, nije nam do druženja pokraj mora.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
more
sea
mi
we
bolestan
sick
Questions & Answers about Budući da smo bolesni, nije nam do druženja pokraj mora.
How does nije nam do druženja translate to "we aren't in the mood for socializing"?
This is a common idiom using the verb biti (to be) plus a dative pronoun (nam, to us) plus do and the genitive case (druženja). Literally, it translates to "it is not to us up to socializing." You use this specific structure to express whether you are in the mood for, or care about, something.
Why use Budući da here instead of Jer for "since" or "because"?
In Croatian grammar, the conjunction jer (because) cannot be used at the very beginning of a sentence. When you want to start a sentence with the reason, you must use budući da or kako. Jer is only used when the reason comes in the second half of the sentence.
What case is druženja and what is its base form?
It is in the genitive case, because the preposition do always requires the genitive. The base form (nominative) is druženje, which is a verbal noun meaning socializing, hanging out, or keeping company.
Why is mora (sea) also in the genitive case?
The spatial preposition pokraj (beside, near, next to) requires the noun that follows it to be in the genitive case. The nominative form of the word for sea is more, and its genitive form is mora.