Question 1

Why do we need na to in the middle of the conjunction, instead of just saying bez obzira što?

Accepted Answer

The structure literally builds as "without regard to that, that..." The preposition na requires an object, which here is the pronoun to. While you will often hear native speakers shorten the phrase to just bez obzira što in casual speech, bez obzira na to što is the grammatically complete and standard way to introduce a concession clause.

Question 2

Why does the sentence use viđamo instead of vidimo?

Accepted Answer

This is a matter of verbal aspect. Viđati is the imperfective, iterative form of the verb vidjeti (to see). Because the sentence describes an ongoing, habitual state of not seeing each other over time, rather than a single completed event, the imperfective form viđati se is required.

Question 3

Why is the reflexive pronoun se placed before the negative verb ne viđamo?

Accepted Answer

Enclitics like se generally must take the second position in their clause. In this subordinate clause, the conjunction što occupies the first position. Therefore, se locks in right behind it, forcing the negative verb phrase ne viđamo to follow.

Question 4

What case is bliskost in, and why doesn't its ending change?

Accepted Answer

It is in the accusative case because it acts as the direct object of the verb osjećamo (we feel). Bliskost (closeness) belongs to a specific group of feminine nouns that end in a consonant. For these nouns, the accusative form is identical to the nominative form, so no suffix is added.

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