Breakdown of Učitelj ide na sveučilište.
učitelj
teacher
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
ići
to go
sveučilište
university (n)
Questions & Answers about Učitelj ide na sveučilište.
Why does this sentence use na instead of u for "to"?
In Croatian, na (which often means "on") is used as the preposition for destinations that are open spaces, events, or certain institutions. A university (sveučilište) belongs to this special institution category, so it requires na rather than u.
Is sveučilište in the accusative case here?
Yes, it is in the accusative case because it is the destination of the motion verb ide. However, sveučilište is a neuter noun (it ends in -e). In Croatian, neuter nouns do not change their endings in the accusative case, so it looks exactly the same as its dictionary form.
What verb does ide come from?
It comes from the verb ići (to go). This is a very common irregular verb, which is why its present tense forms (like idem, ideš, ide) look different from the dictionary form ići. Here it is in the "he/she/it" form to match the teacher.
Does učitelj refer to a male or female teacher?
Učitelj is the masculine form, so it refers to a male teacher (or is used generally). If the teacher were female, the sentence would start with Učiteljica.