Breakdown of Vožnja je kratka i putnici su sretni.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
sretan
happy
i
and (additive)
kratak
short
vožnja
ride
putnik
passenger
Questions & Answers about Vožnja je kratka i putnici su sretni.
How is the word vožnja related to the verbs we are learning in this lesson?
Vožnja (a drive or a ride) is the noun form of the verbs voziti (to drive) and voziti se (to ride in a vehicle). You can use this noun when talking about the experience of traveling by car, bus, or train.
Is the word putnici related to the verb putovati (to travel)?
Yes! Putnici means "passengers" or "travelers" (the singular is putnik). Both the noun and the verb come from the root word put, which means "road", "path", or "journey".
Wait, if the singular word for passenger is putnik, why is the plural putnici and not "putniki"?
In Croatian, when a masculine noun ends in -k, the -k changes to a -c before adding the plural ending -i. This is a common sound change you will also see in words like dječak (boy) becoming dječaci (boys).
Why do the adjectives end in -a for kratka and -i for sretni?
Adjectives must match the gender and number of the nouns they describe. Vožnja is a feminine singular noun, so "short" takes the feminine singular ending -a to become kratka. Putnici is masculine plural, so "happy" takes the masculine plural ending -i to become sretni.
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