Još se nismo navikli na novi raspored u uredu.

to be

Breakdown of Još se nismo navikli na novi raspored u uredu.

• ne: not
• nov: new
• u: at

Questions & Answers about Još se nismo navikli na novi raspored u uredu.

Why is se used in Još se nismo navikli...?

Because the verb is naviknuti se, which means to get used to / to become accustomed to. In Croatian, this verb normally appears with se.

So the basic dictionary form is:

• naviknuti se na nešto = to get used to something

Without se, you are usually dealing with a different verb pattern or a different meaning.

In this sentence:

• se nismo navikli = we have not gotten used to

The se is not translated literally into English, but it is a normal and necessary part of this Croatian verb.

Why is it nismo navikli and not a simple present-tense form?

Croatian commonly uses the perfect tense here:

• nismo navikli

This is built from:

• nismo = we are not / we have not (auxiliary biti in the present, negative)
• navikli = past participle

With verbs like naviknuti se, Croatian often uses the perfect to express a result or change of state:

• Navikli smo se. = We got used to it / We have become used to it.
• Još se nismo navikli. = We still haven’t gotten used to it yet.

A present-tense form would not sound natural for this meaning.