Breakdown of Često razmišljamo o glumcima u novom filmu.
nov
new
često
often
film
movie
u
in, into
razmišljati
to think
o
about / on (dependent on)
glumac
actor
Questions & Answers about Često razmišljamo o glumcima u novom filmu.
Why is the word for actors glumcima instead of "glumacima"?
The base dictionary word is glumac. When we add the locative plural ending -ima (required by the preposition o), the "a" in the last syllable drops out. This is a very common pattern in Croatian called the "fleeting a". So, glumac plus -ima becomes glumcima.
Is the -ima ending in glumcima only used for the locative case?
No! The -ima ending is a convenient "three-in-one" ending for masculine and neuter nouns in the plural. It is used for the dative, locative, and instrumental cases. So glumcima can mean "about the actors" (locative), "to the actors" (dative), or "with the actors" (instrumental), depending on the preposition before it.
What is the difference between razmišljati and misliti? Don't they both mean "to think"?
Razmišljati means to ponder, consider, or spend time actively thinking about something. Misliti is mostly used for holding an opinion (like "I think that it is good") or having a sudden thought. Because we are spending time actively thinking about these actors, razmišljamo is the most natural choice here.
Why does the sentence use the locative case twice (o glumcima and u novom filmu)?
Because of the prepositions! The preposition o (meaning "about") always requires the locative case when you are talking about a subject. Later in the sentence, the preposition u (meaning "in") also requires the locative case because it describes a static location. The noun film is masculine, so it takes the singular locative ending -u, and its adjective novi takes -om.
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