Za mene plaća nije jedini cilj; važna mi je i sigurnost posla.

to be

Breakdown of Za mene plaća nije jedini cilj; važna mi je i sigurnost posla.

• ne: not
• mi: me (dative short form)
• posao: job

Questions & Answers about Za mene plaća nije jedini cilj; važna mi je i sigurnost posla.

What is the literal, word‑for‑word structure of this sentence?

The sentence Za mene plaća nije jedini cilj; važna mi je i sigurnost posla. can be rendered very literally like this:

• Za mene – For me
• plaća – salary
• nije – is not
• jedini cilj – the only goal

;

• važna – important (feminine)
• mi – to me (dative clitic pronoun)
• je – is
• i – also / too
• sigurnost posla – security of (the) job / job security

So, very literally:
“For me, salary is not (the) only goal; important to me is also security of (the) job.”

Croatian allows more flexible word order than English. Elements like za mene, važna, mi, i can move around to change emphasis without changing the basic meaning.

Why is it za mene and not just ja or meni?