Molim vas, nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice.

Please, don’t forget the tickets.

Breakdown of Molim vas, nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice.

• ne: not
• molim vas: please
• ulaznica: ticket
• zaboraviti: to forget

Questions & Answers about Molim vas, nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice.

What level of politeness is Molim vas, and can I use Molim te instead?

Molim vas is a polite way to say please to more than one person, or to a single person you’re addressing formally. For one person you know well (informal), use Molim te.

• Polite/formal or plural: Molim vas, nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice.
• Informal singular: Molim te, nemoj zaboraviti ulaznice. You can also say just Molim to mean please, but Molim vas/te sounds warmer.

Why is there a comma after Molim vas?

Molim vas is an introductory polite phrase, so Croatian punctuation normally sets it off with a comma:

• Molim vas, nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice. Placing the comma helps show that Molim vas is an aside to soften the request.

What does nemojte mean, and how do I form negative commands?

Nemojte is the standard way to form a negative imperative with the infinitive.

• Informal singular: nemoj + infinitive → Nemoj zaboraviti…
• Polite/plural: nemojte + infinitive → Nemojte zaboraviti…
• Let’s not: nemojmo + infinitive → Nemojmo zaboraviti… Here, zaboraviti is the infinitive (to forget).

Is Ne zaboravite ulaznice also correct? Any difference from Nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice?

Yes, it’s correct. Both are common and mean Don’t forget the tickets.

• Nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice. (very common in speech)
• Ne zaboravite ulaznice. (also common; sometimes feels a bit more direct or written) Use either; native speakers freely alternate.

Why does ulaznice end in -e here? What case and number is it?

Ulaznice is accusative plural of the feminine noun ulaznica (a ticket, admission).

• Nominative singular: ulaznica
• Accusative singular: ulaznicu
• Nominative plural: ulaznice
• Accusative plural: ulaznice Because it’s the direct object of zaboraviti (to forget), it’s in the accusative.

Can I change the word order?

Yes, but the neutral choice is:

• Nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice. Other orders add emphasis:
• Nemojte ulaznice zaboraviti. (emphasizes ulaznice)
• Ulaznice nemojte zaboraviti. (strong fronted emphasis on ulaznice) Keep in mind that pronoun clitics (like ih = them) have special placement rules; see below.

Should I say ulaznice or karte?

Both can work, but there’s a nuance:

• ulaznica/ulaznice = admission ticket(s) for events, venues, museums (more precise for entry).
• karta/karte = ticket(s) more generally (transport tickets), also map, card. For event entry, ulaznice is the precise term, though many speakers casually say karte too.

Can I say Molim vas da ne zaboravite ulaznice?

Yes. That version uses a da-clause and sounds a bit more formal/indirect—very natural in writing or polite speech:

• Molim vas da ne zaboravite ulaznice.

How do I say this to one person informally?

Use the singular imperative and te:

• Molim te, nemoj zaboraviti ulaznice. You can also put the please at the end:
• Ne zaboravi ulaznice, molim te.

Do I ever capitalize Vas?

In formal letters/emails to a single addressee, Croatians often capitalize polite pronouns to show respect:

• Molim Vas, nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice. If you’re talking to more than one person, don’t capitalize (it’s strictly a single-person honorific convention). In casual writing, lowercase is fine.

What about aspect: zaboraviti vs zaboravljati?

• zaboraviti = perfective (a single act: to forget once)
• zaboravljati = imperfective (repeated/habitual forgetting) So:
• Nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice. = Don’t forget (this time).
• Nemojte zaboravljati ulaznice. = Don’t keep forgetting the tickets.

Can I drop Molim vas and still be polite?

Yes. Nemojte zaboraviti ulaznice. is already a polite imperative (especially with vi). To soften further, you can add alternatives:

• Molim vas, ne zaboravite ulaznice.
• Budite ljubazni, ne zaboravite ulaznice.
• Ljubazno vas molim da ne zaboravite ulaznice.

If the tickets are already known from context, can I replace ulaznice with a pronoun?

Yes, use the clitic ih (them). Examples:

• Molim vas, nemojte ih zaboraviti.
• Molim vas, ne zaboravite ih. Clitic pronouns generally appear early in the clause (after the first stressed element), which is why you see nemojte ih and ne zaboravite ih.

How do I say Don’t forget to bring the tickets?

Use an infinitive after forget:

• Nemojte zaboraviti ponijeti ulaznice.
• Ne zaboravite ponijeti ulaznice. Or say it positively:
• Ponesite ulaznice, molim vas.

Pronunciation tips for tricky letters here?

• c = /ts/ (like the end of cats): ulaznice → u-laz-ni-tse
• j = /y/ (as in yes): nemojte → ne-moy-te
• z = /z/ (as in zoo) Croatian stress is not fixed, but clear consonant sounds and the c = /ts/ will make you easily understood.

What case is vas here, and why not vi?

Vas is the accusative (also genitive) form of the polite/plural pronoun vi. The verb moliti (to ask/plead) takes a direct object, so:

• Molim vas… (I ask you…) → accusative Subject (nominative) would be vi; indirect (to you) is vam; with you (instrumental) is vama.

Could I say Sjetite se ulaznica?

You can, but it usually means remember the tickets (as an idea), not necessarily remember to bring them. With sjetiti se (to remember), the object is in the genitive:

• Sjetite se ulaznica. (genitive plural: ulaznica) If you want remember to bring them, say:
• Sjetite se ponijeti ulaznice. Or stick with the original forget-construction:
• Nemojte zaboraviti ponijeti ulaznice.