Questions & Answers about Dijete reže papir škarama.
Why isn't there a word for "with" before škarama?
Because the scissors are the tool or instrument used to do the cutting, we use the Instrumental case without a preposition. You only use the word s or sa for "with" when you mean "together with someone or something" (like being with a friend).
The word for scissors is škare. Why does it end in -ama here?
The word škare is always plural, just like the word "scissors" in English. In the Instrumental case, plural feminine nouns ending in -e change their ending to -ama.
Is papir in the Nominative case here since it didn't change its ending?
No, papir is in the Accusative case because it is the direct object being cut. For masculine, non-living things like paper, the Accusative case looks exactly the same as the Nominative dictionary form.
What is the dictionary form (infinitive) of the verb reže?
The infinitive is rezati (to cut). Like many Croatian verbs ending in -zati, the z changes to a ž in all the present tense forms.
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