Word
Izvoli, ovo je tvoja knjiga.
Meaning
Here you are, this is your book.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Izvoli, ovo je tvoja knjiga.
When do I use izvoli instead of izvolite?
You use izvoli when you are handing something to one person who you know well (informal you). If you are offering something to multiple people, or to someone you need to be polite and formal with, you would say izvolite.
Since knjiga is a feminine noun, why do we use the neuter word ovo instead of the feminine ova?
In Croatian, when you introduce or point out a new object by saying 'This is...', the word for 'this' stays in the default neuter form (ovo), no matter the gender of the noun. You only use the feminine ova if it directly describes the noun, like in ova knjiga je tvoja (this book is yours).
Why does the word for 'your' end in '-a' here (tvoja)?
Possessive words must match the gender of the object being owned. Since knjiga (book) is a feminine noun, the word for 'your' takes its feminine form, tvoja. If it were a masculine noun like kompjuter (computer), you would use the masculine form tvoj.