Breakdown of Želim litru vode i čašu soka.
voda
water
i
and (additive)
željeti
to want
sok
juice
čaša
glass
litra
liter
Questions & Answers about Želim litru vode i čašu soka.
Why is it vode instead of voda?
Vode is the genitive form of the feminine noun voda (water). We use the genitive case here to express a quantity, just like saying "of water" in English. For feminine nouns that end in -a, the genitive singular ending changes to -e.
Why do the words for liter and glass end in -u (litru, čašu)?
Both litra (liter) and čaša (glass) are the direct objects of the verb želim (I want), answering the question "what do you want?". Because they are feminine nouns ending in -a, their endings change to -u in the accusative case.
If voda becomes vode to mean "of water", why does sok become soka?
Both words are in the genitive case because they follow a quantity (a liter of water, a glass of juice). However, sok (juice) is a masculine noun. While feminine nouns like voda change their -a to -e, masculine nouns typically add an -a to the end in the genitive case, making it soka.
Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
In Croatian, you usually drop the pronoun ja (I) because the verb itself tells us who is doing the action. The -m ending on the verb želim (I want) clearly shows that "I" am the one wanting.
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