Noću često kašljem, pa ne mogu dobro spavati.

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Breakdown of Noću često kašljem, pa ne mogu dobro spavati.

• često: often
• moći: to be able to
• spavati: to sleep

Questions & Answers about Noću često kašljem, pa ne mogu dobro spavati.

What does noću mean exactly, and how is it different from noć?

Noću means at night / during the night.

• noć = night (the noun)
• noću = an adverbial form meaning at night

So in this sentence, Noću često kašljem means I often cough at night.

A learner may expect a preposition, like u noći, but Croatian often uses noću by itself for this idea.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Croatian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.

Here, kašljem means I cough and mogu means I can, so the subject ja is understood automatically.

You could say Ja noću često kašljem, but it is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis.

Why is it kašljem and not something like kašljam?