Breakdown of Mogu igrati nogomet samo do šest sati.
igrati
to play
nogomet
football
moći
to be able to
samo
only
Questions & Answers about Mogu igrati nogomet samo do šest sati.
Where is the subject “I”? Why is there no pronoun?
Croatian regularly drops subject pronouns because the verb ending shows the person. Mogu is 1st person singular of moći (to be able), so it already means I can. You can add Ja for emphasis: Ja mogu igrati… (I can…).
Why is it igrati and not igrati se?
- igrati = to play (a sport/game competitively): Igram nogomet.
- igrati se = to play (in the sense children play, fool around): Djeca se igraju u parku. For sports like soccer/football, use the non-reflexive igrati.
What case is nogomet in, and why does it look unchanged?
It’s the direct object, so it’s in the accusative. For masculine inanimate nouns, accusative = nominative in form. Hence nogomet looks the same as the subject form. Contrast with animate nouns: Pas (nom) → Vidim psa (acc).
Does do šest sati include six o’clock or is it exclusive?
By default it’s exclusive: “until six” means you stop when the clock hits six. If you need to be crystal clear:
- Exclusive: najkasnije do šest (by six at the latest).
- Inclusive (rare/explicit): do šest, uključivo (until and including six).