Word
Ako me opet zaboli grlo, ostat ću kod kuće.
Meaning
If my throat starts to hurt again, I will stay at home.
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Breakdown of Ako me opet zaboli grlo, ostat ću kod kuće.
htjeti
will (future auxiliary)
me
me (accusative short form)
ako
if
kod
at
Questions & Answers about Ako me opet zaboli grlo, ostat ću kod kuće.
Why is it me, and not mi? And where is the word for my?
With boljeti / zaboljeti, Croatian usually treats the person who feels pain as an object, not as the possessor of the body part.
So:
- me = me in the accusative case
- grlo = throat
Literally, the structure is closer to If the throat hurts me again... than to If my throat hurts again...
That is why Croatian does not need a separate word for my here. The relationship is understood naturally.
A very common pattern is:
- Boli me glava. = My head hurts.
- Boli me ruka. = My arm hurts.
- Zabolio me zub. = My tooth started hurting.
So me is exactly what you expect with this verb pattern.
What is the subject of zaboli in this sentence?