Neću ti zamjeriti; iskrenost je važna kad si nesigurna.

to be

Breakdown of Neću ti zamjeriti; iskrenost je važna kad si nesigurna.

• ti: you (informal singular)
• važan: important
• kad: when

Questions & Answers about Neću ti zamjeriti; iskrenost je važna kad si nesigurna.

Why is neću one word, and what tense is it?

Neću is the 1st person singular future negative form, meaning I will not / I won’t.

It comes from the verb htjeti (to want, but also used as a future auxiliary). In Croatian, the negative future forms are written as single words:

• neću = I won’t
• nećeš = you won’t
• neće = he/she/it won’t

So Neću ti zamjeriti means I won’t hold it against you.

A useful comparison:

• Zamjerit ću = I will hold it against...
• Neću zamjeriti = I will not hold it against...

What does ti mean here, and what case is it?

Ti here means to you and is in the dative case.

The verb zamjeriti commonly works with a person in the dative:

• zamjeriti nekome nešto = to hold something against someone

So in this sentence:

• ti = to you
• the thing being held against the person is understood from context

In other words, Neću ti zamjeriti literally works like I will not hold [it] against you.

Where is the it in Neću ti zamjeriti?