Ne volim kad mi netko dodiruje lice.

not

Breakdown of Ne volim kad mi netko dodiruje lice.

• mi: me (dative short form)
• voljeti: to like
• kad: when

Questions & Answers about Ne volim kad mi netko dodiruje lice.

Why is it ne volim?

Ne volim means I do not like / I don’t like.

• volim = I like / I love
• ne = the negation particle not

So:

• volim = I like
• ne volim = I don’t like

This is the 1st person singular present tense of voljeti (to like / to love).

Why is kad used here?

Kad means when.

In this sentence, it introduces a whole clause:

• kad mi netko dodiruje lice = when someone touches my face

So the structure is:

• Ne volim + kad-clause
• I don’t like + when-clause

This is a very common Croatian pattern for saying that you dislike a situation or event:

• Ne volim kad ljudi kasne. = I don’t like when people are late.
• Ne volim kad pada kiša. = I don’t like when it rains.

You can also see kada, which is a slightly fuller form of kad. Both are correct here.

What does mi mean here?