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Questions & Answers about Cijenim tvoj savjet.
What exactly is cijenim here – which tense and person is it, and what is the infinitive?
Cijenim is:
- 1st person singular, present tense
- of the verb cijeniti (to appreciate, to value, to esteem).
So cijenim literally means I appreciate / I value.
Croatian has only one present tense form here; it covers both English I appreciate and, in contexts where English might say I am appreciating, you still just use cijenim.
Why is there no separate word for I in Cijenim tvoj savjet?
Croatian usually drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person.
- cijenim → the ending -im tells you it is I (ja).
- So ja cijenim is grammatically fine, but ja is normally omitted unless you want to emphasize I specifically.
Examples:
- Cijenim tvoj savjet. – I appreciate your advice.
- Ja cijenim tvoj savjet, ali on ne. – I appreciate your advice, but he doesn’t. (emphasis on I)
What does tvoj mean, and why is it tvoj and not tvoje or tvoja?