Questions & Answers about Zatvori knjigu.
How is zatvori formed as a command?
Zatvori is the command form for a single person. For verbs that end in -iti like zatvoriti (to close), you usually just drop the final -ti to make the basic singular command.
How would I say this to a group of people or to be formal?
To give a command to a group of people or to someone you are speaking to formally, you add -te to the singular form. The sentence would become Zatvorite knjigu.
Why does the word for book end in -u (knjigu) instead of -a (knjiga)?
Knjiga (book) is a feminine noun. Because it is the direct object receiving the action (it is the thing being closed), it must be in the accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a, the ending changes to -u in this case.
Why is there no word for you in this sentence?
In Croatian, the verb form itself already indicates who is being spoken to. The command zatvori is specifically for one person, so adding the pronoun ti is not needed unless you want to sound very forceful.
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