Questions & Answers about Danas imam dvanaest sastanaka.
Why is the word for meetings sastanaka instead of the regular plural sastanci?
In Croatian, numbers 5 and above (including dvanaest, twelve) require the following noun to be in the genitive plural case. That is why we use sastanaka instead of the nominative plural sastanci.
How do we form the genitive plural sastanaka from the singular word sastanak?
The genitive plural for most masculine nouns is formed by adding an -a to the end. The singular word here is sastanak. When we add the -a ending, we get sastanaka. Notice that the k does not change to a c here like it does in the nominative plural (sastanci).
Where is the word for 'I' in this sentence?
Croatian often drops the subject pronoun (like ja for 'I') because the verb ending already tells us who is doing the action. The -m ending in imam clearly means 'I have'.
Does the word dvanaest change its ending depending on the grammatical case?
No, numbers from five onwards (like dvanaest) are indeclinable. This means they do not change their form no matter what role they play in the sentence, making them very easy to use!
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