Ne želim ovakav plan.

I don’t want a plan like this.

Breakdown of Ne želim ovakav plan.

• ne: not
• željeti: to want
• plan: plan
• ovakav: like this

Questions & Answers about Ne želim ovakav plan.

Why is it ne želim and not one word?

In Croatian, ne is usually written separately from the verb in negative present-tense forms:

• želim = I want
• ne želim = I do not want

So Ne želim ovakav plan. is the normal way to say I don't want this kind of plan.

A few very common verbs have special negative forms, but želim is not one of them.

What form is želim?

Želim is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb željeti (to want, to wish).

So:

• ja želim = I want
• ti želiš = you want
• on/ona želi = he/she wants

In the sentence, the subject ja is omitted because Croatian usually leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already makes the person clear.

What exactly does ovakav mean?