Breakdown of Po mom mišljenju, ovaj plan je dobar.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
dobar
good
plan
plan
po mom mišljenju
in my opinion
Questions & Answers about Po mom mišljenju, ovaj plan je dobar.
Why is it mom instead of mojem in the phrase po mom mišljenju?
Both mom and mojem are correct locative singular forms of the possessive pronoun moj for neuter nouns like mišljenje. However, the shorter form mom is much more common in everyday speech, especially in set phrases like this one.
Why is the locative case used after the preposition po here?
The preposition po triggers the locative case when it means "according to." In this sentence, po mom mišljenju literally translates to "according to my opinion."
Why don't we translate "in my opinion" literally and use the preposition u?
Languages carve up preposition usage differently. In Croatian, using u (in) with mišljenje would sound like something is physically located inside a thought. To express perspective, Croatian requires po (according to).
Are there other common ways to say "in my opinion" in Croatian?
Yes! A very common, slightly more conversational alternative is to use the dative pronoun meni (to me) without any preposition. You could simply say Meni je ovaj plan dobar (To me, this plan is good).
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