Learn Hardcore Croatian: Ne želim o tome govoriti na sastanku; to je privatan problem. - I don’t want to talk about that at the meeting; it’s a private problem.

Ne želim o tome govoriti na sastanku; to je privatan problem.

I don’t want to talk about that at the meeting; it’s a private problem.

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Why is ne placed before želim? Does Croatian always put the negation there?

Yes—simple verbal negation in Croatian is normally formed with ne directly before the finite verb: ne + želim = I don’t want.
With most verbs, ne is written separately (as here). A few verbs have fused negative forms (e.g., nemam = I don’t have, nisam = I’m not), but željeti doesn’t—so ne želim is standard.

What tense/person is želim? Do I need to say ja?

Želim is the present tense, 1st person singular of željeti (to want): (ja) želim = I want.
Croatian usually drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person. You can add ja for emphasis/contrast: Ja ne želim... = I (personally) don’t want...

Why does it say o tome and not o to or o taj?