Treba mi brz odgovor.

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Breakdown of Treba mi brz odgovor.

• trebati: to need
• odgovor: answer
• brz: quick

Questions & Answers about Treba mi brz odgovor.

What does Treba mi mean in this sentence?

Treba mi is a very common Croatian way to say I need.

Literally, it works more like It is needed to me or A ... is needed for me, but in natural English we simply translate it as I need.

So:

• Treba mi brz odgovor. = I need a quick answer.

This pattern is extremely common:

• Treba mi pomoć. = I need help.
• Treba mi voda. = I need water.
• Treba mi odmor. = I need rest.

Why is mi there, and what does it mean?

Mi means to me and it is the dative form of ja.

Here are the short pronoun forms:

• mi = to me
• ti = to you
• mu = to him/it
• joj / joj = to her
• nam = to us
• vam = to you plural/formal
• im = to them

In Treba mi brz odgovor, the idea is:

• treba = is needed
• mi = to me
• brz odgovor = a quick answer

So the structure is basically A quick answer is needed to me → I need a quick answer.