Questions & Answers about Igram nogomet jer je sport zabavan.
What does the form igram tell me? Do I need to say ja?
- Igram is 1st person singular present of igrati (to play): “I play / I am playing.”
- Croatian is a “pro‑drop” language, so the subject pronoun ja (I) is usually omitted. Igram already implies “I.”
- You can add Ja igram for emphasis or contrast (e.g., “I play (not someone else)”).
How is igrati conjugated in the present tense?
Present tense of igrati:
- ja igram
- ti igraš
- on/ona/ono igra
- mi igramo
- vi igrate
- oni/one/ona igraju
Why is it nogomet and not nogometa after igram?
- Nogomet is a masculine inanimate noun. In Croatian, the accusative of masculine inanimate nouns is the same as the nominative, so it stays nogomet.
- Examples: gledam film, vozim auto (inanimate → no -a); but vidim čovjeka (animate masculine → -a in accusative).
What case are the nouns in?