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Questions & Answers about Ne želimo tri.
Why is there no word for "we" in this sentence?
In Croatian, you usually drop the pronoun (like mi for "we") because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. The -mo ending on želimo already means "we want", so adding mi is unnecessary unless you really want to emphasize it.
How does the negative part work in Ne želimo?
To say "do not" in Croatian, you just put the word ne right before the verb. There are no helper verbs like "do" or "does" needed. Just remember to keep them as two separate words: ne želimo.
Does the number tri change its ending because it is the object of the verb?
Not here! While Croatian nouns change their endings when they are the direct object of a sentence (a rule you will practice a lot), the number tri stays exactly the same when you are using it as a bare number like this.