Želimo isploviti rano ujutro iz marine.

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What does želimo mean, and what form is it?

Želimo means we want.

It is the 1st person plural present tense form of the verb željeti (to want).

So:

  • želim = I want
  • želiš = you want
  • želi = he/she/it wants
  • želimo = we want
  • želite = you (plural/formal) want
  • žele = they want

Because the verb ending already shows we, Croatian does not need a separate subject pronoun here.

Why is isploviti used after želimo?

After željeti (to want), Croatian normally uses an infinitive to express what someone wants to do.

So:

  • Želimo isploviti. = We want to set sail.

This works much like English want to + verb, except Croatian does not use a separate word like to before the infinitive.

Why is there no word for English to before isploviti?

Croatian infinitives do not need a separate marker like English to.

In English:

  • We want to leave.

In Croatian:

  • Želimo otići.
  • Želimo isploviti.

The infinitive itself already carries that meaning, so isploviti by itself means to set sail.

What exactly does isploviti mean?

Isploviti means to set sail, to sail out, or to depart by boat/ship.

It comes from ploviti (to sail / to travel by boat), and the prefix is- adds the idea of going out or departing from a harbor/marina.

So in this sentence, isploviti is more specific than just go or leave. It suggests leaving by boat from a marina or port.

Why is isploviti in the perfective aspect?

Isploviti is a perfective verb, which means it refers to a single completed action.

Here, the speaker is talking about one specific event:

  • the moment or act of setting sail

That is why perfective makes sense.

Very roughly:

  • ploviti = to be sailing / to sail in general
  • isploviti = to sail out / to set sail once, successfully depart

So Želimo isploviti rano ujutro means they want to complete that departure early in the morning.

What does rano ujutro mean?

Rano ujutro means early in the morning.

It is a very common Croatian time expression:

  • rano = early
  • ujutro = in the morning

Together they mean:

  • rano ujutro = early in the morning

You can think of ujutro as an adverbial time word, not as a simple noun phrase.

Why is it iz marine and not iz marina?

Because the preposition iz (from / out of) requires the genitive case.

The noun marina is feminine singular, and its genitive singular form is marine.

So:

  • marina = marina
  • iz marine = from the marina / out of the marina

This is a very common pattern in Croatian:

  • iz kuće = from the house
  • iz grada = from the city
  • iz marine = from the marina
What does marina mean in Croatian? Is it the same as in English?

Yes, marina in Croatian usually means the same thing as English marina: a harbor or docking place for yachts and boats.

So iz marine means:

  • from the marina
  • out of the marina

In this sentence, it clearly refers to the place where the boat is docked before departure.

Why isn’t the pronoun mi included for we?

Croatian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

Since želimo already means we want, adding mi is usually unnecessary.

So:

  • Želimo isploviti... = We want to set sail...

You could say:

  • Mi želimo isploviti...

But that would usually add emphasis, something like:

  • We want to set sail...

Without special emphasis, leaving out mi is the most natural choice.

Is the word order fixed, or could it change?

Croatian word order is fairly flexible, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

The given sentence:

  • Želimo isploviti rano ujutro iz marine.

is natural and clear.

You could also hear:

  • Rano ujutro želimo isploviti iz marine.
  • Želimo rano ujutro isploviti iz marine.

These versions are still grammatical, but they shift the focus slightly:

  • starting with rano ujutro emphasizes the time
  • placing rano ujutro later can sound more neutral or more connected to the verb

So the meaning stays basically the same, but the emphasis can change.

How is this sentence pronounced?

A rough pronunciation guide is:

  • Želimozheh-lee-mo
  • isplovitiees-plo-vee-tee
  • ranorah-no
  • ujutrooo-yoo-tro
  • izeez
  • marinemah-ree-neh

A few helpful sounds:

  • ž sounds like the s in measure
  • j sounds like English y
  • Croatian words are usually pronounced quite consistently, much more regularly than English spelling

So the whole sentence is approximately:

zheh-lee-mo ees-plo-vee-tee rah-no oo-yoo-tro eez mah-ree-neh

Could I translate iz marine as both from the marina and out of the marina?

Yes. Both are possible in English.

Because iz often has the sense of out of / from inside, out of the marina can feel especially close to the Croatian image.

But in natural English, from the marina is also perfectly good.

So:

  • iz marine = from the marina
  • iz marine = out of the marina

The best English choice depends on the style of the translation, but both match the Croatian well.

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