Osjećam nelagodu.

to feel

Breakdown of Osjećam nelagodu.

• nelagoda: discomfort; awkwardness

Questions & Answers about Osjećam nelagodu.

What does each word in Osjećam nelagodu mean?

• Osjećam = I feel
• nelagodu = discomfort, unease, or awkwardness depending on context

So the sentence literally means I feel discomfort/unease.

Why is it nelagodu and not nelagoda?

Because nelagoda is the direct object of the verb osjećam.

The base form is:

• nelagoda = nominative singular

But after a verb like feel, Croatian uses the accusative for the thing being felt:

• nominative: nelagoda
• accusative: nelagodu

So:

• Osjećam nelagodu = I feel unease

This is a very common pattern in Croatian: the object changes form depending on its grammatical role.

Why isn’t there a word for I in the sentence?