Super, ostanimo prijatelji.

Ostanimo is the 1st person plural imperative of ostati.

That means it is the Croatian way to say let’s stay / let’s remain.

So:

• ostati = to stay, to remain
• ostanimo = let’s stay / let’s remain

This kind of form is used when the speaker includes themself together with the other person or people, just like English let’s.

In Croatian, let’s is usually built directly into the verb form rather than added as a separate word.

So English:

• Let’s stay friends

becomes Croatian:

• Ostanimo prijatelji

The idea of let’s is already contained in ostanimo, so no extra word is needed.

The dictionary form is ostati.

A few useful forms are:

• ostati = to stay, remain
• ostanem = I stay / remain
• ostaneš = you stay / remain
• ostane = he/she/it stays / remains
• ostanimo = let’s stay / remain

So in this sentence, ostanimo is built from ostati.

Prijatelji is nominative plural.

Here it works as a predicate noun: it describes what we are or remain.

So the structure is basically:

• (mi) ostanimo prijatelji
• (we) let’s remain friends

It is not a direct object, so prijatelje would be wrong here.
It is also not an indirect object, so prijateljima would be wrong too.

In other words, prijatelji tells you the role or state of the subject: we remain friends.

Yes. The subject mi (we) is omitted because Croatian often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already makes the meaning clear.

Since ostanimo already means let’s stay, Croatian does not need to say mi.

You could say:

• Mi ostanimo prijatelji

but that usually sounds more emphatic than neutral. The normal version is simply:

• Ostanimo prijatelji

Super is an informal reaction word meaning something like:

• Great
• Awesome
• Sounds good

In this sentence, it sets the tone before the main statement:

• Super, ostanimo prijatelji.

It sounds natural and conversational, especially in speech or informal writing.

It is mostly informal to neutral.

• Super is definitely informal.
• Ostanimo prijatelji itself is neutral and natural.

So the full sentence sounds like something you would say in a casual personal conversation, especially between people discussing a relationship or friendship.

This is an important nuance.

• ostanimo prijatelji = let’s stay friends / remain friends
• budimo prijatelji = let’s be friends

Ostanimo prijatelji suggests that the friendship already exists, or that some relationship is changing but the speaker wants the friendship to continue.

Budimo prijatelji sounds more like suggesting friendship in general, often as a new state.

So if two people are ending a romantic relationship and one says let’s stay friends, Croatian naturally uses:

• ostanimo prijatelji

Because ostati and ostajati differ by aspect.

• ostati = perfective
• ostajati = imperfective

In this sentence, ostanimo from ostati is the normal choice because it expresses a clear result or decision: let’s remain friends.

Ostajajmo prijatelji sounds much less natural here. It feels more ongoing or repetitive, and it is not the usual way to express this idea.

So in ordinary Croatian, ostanimo prijatelji is the standard phrasing.

The comma is natural because Super is being used as a separate reaction word.

So:

• Super, ostanimo prijatelji.

This punctuation reflects a small pause, like:

• Great, let’s stay friends.

Without the comma, it would look less standard.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• prijatelji ≈ pree-yah-TELY-ee

A few details:

• pri sounds like pree
• ja sounds like yah
• lj is a special Croatian sound, similar to the lli in some pronunciations of million, but smoother and treated as a single consonant

If you want to sound more natural, pay special attention to lj in prijatelji.

You might hear similar structures in some contexts, but for this exact meaning, ostanimo prijatelji is the normal and idiomatic choice.

Adding kao (as / like) is usually unnecessary here and can sound less natural.

So the best version to learn is:

• Ostanimo prijatelji.

A very common situation is when two people agree not to be romantically involved, but want to keep a friendly relationship.

For example, after a conversation like:

• I don’t think we should date.
• Okay, let’s stay friends.

Croatian could naturally be:

• Super, ostanimo prijatelji.

Because of that, the sentence can sometimes sound a little emotionally loaded depending on context, even though the grammar itself is simple.