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Djelomično se slažem s vama.

Djelomično se slažem s vama.
I partly agree with you.
From Lesson 347:Agreeing, doubting and checking in a discussion (biti u pravu, ako se ne varam)·Croatian

Questions & Answers about Djelomično se slažem s vama.

How is the adverb djelomično built from the basic word for 'part'?
It comes from the noun dio (part). When building adjectives and adverbs from this root, the vowel changes, resulting in the adjective djelomičan (partial) and the adverb djelomično (partially or partly).
What would slažem mean if we dropped the reflexive pronoun se?
Without se, the verb slagati means 'to stack', 'to arrange', or 'to lie' (tell an untruth). By adding the reflexive se, the meaning changes entirely to 'to agree' or 'to get along'.
Why is the preposition s required here before vama?
The verb slagati se (to agree) strongly pairs with the preposition s (with) plus the instrumental case to express who you are agreeing with. Vama is the instrumental form of vi (you, formal or plural).
Why does se come before slažem instead of after it?
The word se is a clitic, meaning it is a weak word that must sit in the second grammatical position of the sentence. Since the adverb Djelomično takes up the first position, se must immediately follow it, pushing the main verb slažem to the third position.

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