Questions & Answers about Ne možeš rezati kruh škarama!
Why is there no word for "with" before škarama?
In Croatian, when you use an object as a tool or instrument to do something, like cutting with scissors, you use the Instrumental case without a preposition. If you added the word s or sa (with), it would sound like you are cutting the bread in the company of the scissors!
What is the dictionary form of škarama, and why does it have the -ama ending?
The dictionary form is škare (scissors). Just like in English, this word is always plural. Because it acts as a feminine plural noun, its Instrumental case ending becomes -ama.
Is the word kruh in the Nominative case here?
It looks exactly like it, but it is actually in the Accusative case because it is the direct object that you are cutting. For masculine non-living nouns like kruh (bread), the Accusative form is identical to the Nominative form.
Why are ne and možeš written as two separate words?
The negative word ne is almost always written separately from the verb in Croatian. The only common exceptions you have learned so far where they combine into one word are neću (I will not), nemam (I do not have), and nisam (I am not).
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