Breakdown of Često zaboravljam ponijeti punjač sa sobom.
često
often
sa
with
sobom
myself (reflexive, instrumental)
punjač
charger
Questions & Answers about Često zaboravljam ponijeti punjač sa sobom.
Why are there two verbs in Često zaboravljam ponijeti punjač sa sobom?
This is a very common Croatian pattern: a finite verb + an infinitive.
- zaboravljam = I forget / I keep forgetting
- ponijeti = to bring / take along
So zaboravljam ponijeti means I forget to bring / take along.
Croatian often uses the infinitive after verbs like moći (can), morati (must), željeti (want), zaboraviti/zaboravljati (forget), etc.
Why is zaboravljam in the present tense?
Because the Croatian present tense is also used for habits and repeated actions, not just for what is happening right now.
Here, često means often, so the whole sentence means a habitual action:
- Često zaboravljam... = I often forget...
So this is not necessarily I am forgetting right now. It is this happens to me often.
Why is it zaboravljam and not zaboravim?