Pokušavamo trošiti manje novca na sitnice, da ne bismo sve potrošili prvog vikenda.

to be

Breakdown of Pokušavamo trošiti manje novca na sitnice, da ne bismo sve potrošili prvog vikenda.

• ne: not
• na: on
• novac: money

Questions & Answers about Pokušavamo trošiti manje novca na sitnice, da ne bismo sve potrošili prvog vikenda.

Why is it pokušavamo trošiti and not something like pokušavamo da trošimo?

In Croatian, after pokušavati / pokušati (to try), the most normal pattern is:

pokušavati + infinitive

So:

Pokušavamo trošiti manje novca = We are trying to spend less money

Using da + present tense after pokušavati is not the standard choice here. For learners, the safest pattern is:

• pokušavam učiti = I’m trying to study
• pokušavaju pomoći = They’re trying to help
• pokušavamo trošiti = We’re trying to spend

So trošiti is simply the infinitive that follows pokušavamo.

What is the difference between trošiti and potrošiti in this sentence?