Questions & Answers about Škola traje četiri godine.
Why is the word for years godine here?
This is because of the number četiri. In Croatian, after the numbers 2, 3, and 4, the noun must be in the genitive singular form. For the feminine noun godina (year), the genitive singular is godine.
Doesn't godine also happen to be the regular plural for years?
Yes, it does! For feminine nouns ending in -a like godina, the genitive singular and the regular plural look exactly the same: godine. Even though they look identical, the grammar rule for 2, 3, and 4 requires the genitive singular. You will see a much more obvious change when you use masculine and neuter nouns!
Does the number četiri change depending on the gender of the noun?
No, it stays exactly the same. While the number two has different forms for masculine or neuter (dva) and feminine (dvije), the numbers three (tri) and four (četiri) do not change their shape based on the noun's gender.
What is the dictionary form of the verb traje?
The dictionary form (infinitive) is trajati, which means to last. Because the subject of the sentence is škola (school), which is a singular noun, we use the matching third-person singular form traje.
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