Kamo god idemo, uvijek nosimo vodu sa sobom.

Kamo god means wherever in the sense of to whatever place.

The little word god is often added to question words to create an indefinite meaning:

• tko = who

• tko god = whoever

• što = what

• što god = whatever

• gdje = where

• gdje god = wherever

• kamo = to where
• kamo god = wherever / to whatever place

So in Kamo god idemo, the idea is wherever we go.

Croatian often distinguishes between location and direction more clearly than English.

• gdje = where (location, being somewhere)
• kamo = where to (destination, movement toward a place)

Since idemo means we are going, it involves movement toward a destination, so kamo is the natural choice.

Compare:

• Gdje smo? = Where are we?
• Kamo idemo? = Where are we going?

That is why Kamo god idemo is used, not Gdje god idemo.

Both can relate to movement, but they are not exactly the same.

• kamo asks about the destination: to where?
• kuda asks about the route/path: which way? through where?

So:

• Kamo ideš? = Where are you going?
• Kuda ideš? = Which way are you going?

In this sentence, the point is not the route but the destination in a general sense, so kamo god fits best.

The ending -mo marks 1st person plural in the present tense: we.

• idem = I go
• ideš = you go
• ide = he/she/it goes
• idemo = we go

And similarly:

• nosim = I carry
• nosiš = you carry
• nosi = he/she/it carries
• nosimo = we carry

So both verbs match the implied subject we.

Because vodu is the accusative singular of voda.

• voda = water, in the nominative form
• vodu = water, as the direct object

In nosimo vodu, water is the thing being carried, so it is the direct object and must be in the accusative.

This is a very common pattern with feminine nouns ending in -a:

• žena → ženu
• knjiga → knjigu
• voda → vodu

Sobom is the instrumental form of the reflexive pronoun sebe / se.

The expression sa sobom means with oneself / with us / with him/her/them, depending on the subject.

In this sentence, since the subject is we, sa sobom means with us.

So:

• nositi vodu sa sobom = to carry water with oneself / with you / with us

It is a very common Croatian expression when talking about taking something along.

Croatian often uses the reflexive pronoun when the object refers back to the subject.

Here, the people who are going are also the people carrying the water with them. Because the phrase refers back to the same subject, Croatian uses sobom.

Compare the idea:

• Nosimo vodu sa sobom. = We carry water with us.

Using sobom keeps it reflexive and general. It works naturally with any subject:

• Nosim vodu sa sobom. = I carry water with me.
• Nosiš vodu sa sobom. = You carry water with you.
• Nose vodu sa sobom. = They carry water with them.

Both s and sa mean with, but sa is often used for easier pronunciation, especially before certain consonant clusters.

Since sobom begins with s, the form sa sobom sounds smoother than s sobom.

So:

• sa sobom is the normal, natural form

You will often see this kind of adjustment in Croatian to make speech easier.

Uvijek means always.

It tells us that the action is habitual or regular:

• Kamo god idemo, uvijek nosimo vodu sa sobom.
• Wherever we go, we always carry water with us.

It emphasizes that this is something done every time, not just once.

Because Kamo god idemo is a dependent clause placed before the main clause.

The structure is:

• Kamo god idemo = subordinate clause
• uvijek nosimo vodu sa sobom = main clause

Croatian normally separates this kind of introductory clause with a comma.

So the comma works much like in English:

• Wherever we go, we always carry water with us.

The word order is fairly natural here, but Croatian allows some flexibility.

The standard sentence is:

• Kamo god idemo, uvijek nosimo vodu sa sobom.

You could also hear variations like:

• Kamo god idemo, nosimo uvijek vodu sa sobom.
• Vodu uvijek nosimo sa sobom, kamo god idemo.

But not all versions sound equally natural in every context. The original order is good because:

• the wherever clause comes first
• uvijek naturally modifies the main verb
• vodu sa sobom stays together as a familiar phrase

So yes, Croatian word order can move, but the original sentence is a very normal way to say it.

In Croatian, the present tense is commonly used for habitual or general actions, just like in English.

So:

• idemo = we go
• nosimo = we carry

In this sentence, the meaning is not specifically right now. It is more like a repeated habit:

• Whenever/wherever we go, we always carry water with us.

Also, both verbs are imperfective, which fits repeated or ongoing actions very well.

Some speakers may say it in informal speech, and people would probably understand it, but kamo god idemo is more precise and more standard here.

That is because:

• gdje = where, at what place
• kamo = where to, toward what place

Since ići involves motion toward a destination, kamo is the better choice.