Questions & Answers about Vidim kuhara u kuhinji.
Why is the word for cook kuhara instead of just kuhar?
Kuhar is a masculine noun. Because a cook is a living person (animate), it takes the ending -a when it is the direct object of the action (the accusative case). If you were looking at an inanimate object instead, the word's ending would not change.
Why does the word for kitchen change from kuhinja to kuhinji?
The preposition u (in) followed by a static location requires the locative case. For most feminine nouns ending in -a like kuhinja, you drop the -a and add -i to show location, giving you kuhinji.
Where is the word for 'I' in this sentence?
In Croatian, you usually drop the subject pronoun like ja (I) because the verb itself tells you who is acting. The -m ending on the verb vidim clearly means 'I see'.
Are the words kuhara and kuhinji related?
Yes! They both come from the same root. Kuhar is the cook, kuhinja is the kitchen, and you will also see the verb kuhati, which means 'to cook'.