Mi rijetko izlazimo navečer.

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Breakdown of Mi rijetko izlazimo navečer.

• rijetko: rarely
• navečer: in the evening
• izlaziti: to go out

Questions & Answers about Mi rijetko izlazimo navečer.

Why is mi included? I thought Croatian often drops subject pronouns.

That is true: Croatian often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

Here, izlazimo already means we go out / we are going out, so mi is not strictly necessary.

• Rijetko izlazimo navečer. = perfectly normal
• Mi rijetko izlazimo navečer. = adds a bit of emphasis, contrast, or clarity

Using mi can suggest something like:

• we rarely go out in the evening
• as for us, we rarely go out in the evening

So mi is optional here, but natural.

What does rijetko do in this sentence?

Rijetko is an adverb meaning rarely.

It tells you how often the action happens. In this sentence, it modifies izlazimo.

Croatian often places frequency adverbs like rijetko, često, ponekad, uvijek before the verb:

• rijetko izlazimo
• često putujem
• uvijek radi

So rijetko izlazimo = we rarely go out.

Why is the verb izlazimo and not some other form?