Mi izlazimo iz tramvaja na sljedećoj stanici.

Not necessarily. Croatian verb endings already show the subject, so izlazimo by itself already means we are getting out / we are getting off.

So:

• Izlazimo iz tramvaja na sljedećoj stanici. = perfectly natural
• Mi izlazimo iz tramvaja na sljedećoj stanici. = adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity

Using mi can suggest something like:

• we are getting off, maybe not someone else
• or it simply makes the subject extra explicit

In everyday speech, the pronoun is often omitted unless it is needed for emphasis.

Grammatically, izlazimo is present tense, but in this sentence it is being used for a planned or very near future action.

Because of na sljedećoj stanici (at the next stop/station), the meaning is naturally understood as:

• We’re getting off at the next stop
• or We get off at the next stop

Croatian often uses the present tense this way when the context clearly points to the near future.

The form izlazimo comes from the verb izlaziti, which means to go out / to get out / to exit.

Here is the breakdown:

• izlaziti = infinitive
• izlazim = I go out / I am going out
• izlazimo = we go out / we are going out

This is an imperfective verb. Its perfective partner is izaći.

Very roughly:

• izlaziti = ongoing, repeated, or general action
• izaći = completed action, one whole exit

In this sentence, izlazimo sounds natural because it describes the act of getting out at the next stop.

The preposition iz means out of / from, and it requires the genitive case.

So:

• dictionary form: tramvaj
• after iz: iz tramvaja

That is why you see tramvaja, not tramvaj.

A useful pattern to remember:

• iz kuće = out of the house
• iz auta = out of the car
• iz tramvaja = out of the tram

That is a very natural question. Croatian and English do not always package movement the same way.

In Croatian, izlaziti iz tramvaja is normal because the tram is treated as something you go out of.

So although English often says:

• get off the tram

Croatian can naturally say:

• izaći / izlaziti iz tramvaja

You may also hear another common Croatian expression:

• sići s tramvaja = literally get down/off the tram

So both ideas exist in Croatian, but your sentence uses the go out of pattern.

Because with stops and stations, Croatian very often uses na where English uses at.

So:

• na stanici = at the station / at the stop
• na sljedećoj stanici = at the next station/stop

Using u would normally mean in something, and that does not fit this idea here.

This is one of those preposition choices that you mostly learn as a set phrase:

• na stanici
• na autobusnoj stanici
• na sljedećoj stanici

It is locative singular.

Why?

Because na can take:

• accusative for movement toward a destination
• locative for location

Here the meaning is at the next stop, so it is a location, not movement onto something. That is why we use the locative:

• na sljedećoj stanici

Breakdown:

• stanica = station/stop
• locative singular: stanici
• sljedeća = next
• feminine locative singular: sljedećoj

The adjective and noun have to agree, so both are feminine singular locative.

The base form is sljedeći.

Like many Croatian adjectives, it changes form to match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Because stanica is:

• feminine
• singular
• here in the locative case

the adjective becomes:

• sljedećoj

So:

• masculine base form: sljedeći
• feminine nominative: sljedeća
• feminine locative singular: sljedećoj

That is why the full phrase is na sljedećoj stanici.

Yes, Croatian word order is more flexible than English word order.

This sentence could appear in different orders, depending on emphasis. For example:

• Izlazimo iz tramvaja na sljedećoj stanici.
• Mi izlazimo iz tramvaja na sljedećoj stanici.
• Na sljedećoj stanici izlazimo iz tramvaja.

All of these can be correct.

The version with Mi at the beginning gives extra emphasis to we.
The version starting with Na sljedećoj stanici emphasizes the next stop.

So the word order can shift, but the meaning stays basically the same.

Yes, it is a tricky word for English speakers.

A helpful rough guide is:

• slje- sounds somewhat like slye-
• -de- is a clear de
• -ćoj has a soft ć, somewhat like a very soft ch/ty sound

So a rough approximation might be:

• SLYE-de-choy, but with a softer sound than English ch

Two things to notice:

• lj is a single sound, like a soft ly
• ć is softer than č

You do not need to pronounce it perfectly right away; the important thing is to recognize it as the adjective form agreeing with stanici.