Breakdown of Radnici na poljima pomažu životinjama i biljkama.
i
and (additive)
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
radnik
worker
pomoći
to help
životinja
animal
polje
field
biljka
plant
Questions & Answers about Radnici na poljima pomažu životinjama i biljkama.
Why does the word for fields end in -ima in poljima?
The preposition na (on) takes the locative case when describing a fixed location. Polje (field) is a neuter noun. In the locative plural, neuter and masculine nouns get the ending -ima.
Why do the words for animals and plants end in -ama (životinjama and biljkama)?
These are in the dative plural. The verb pomagati (to help) requires its object to be in the dative case, as if answering the question 'to whom is help given?'. Since životinja and biljka are feminine nouns, they take the -ama ending in the plural.
Are the dative and locative plural endings related?
Yes! In Croatian, the dative, locative, and instrumental plural forms are actually identical. Masculine and neuter nouns always end in -ima, and feminine nouns always end in -ama. You tell them apart purely by the context, such as the prepositions or verbs used.
Why is workers translated as radnici instead of 'radniki'?
The singular word for worker is radnik. When making masculine nouns plural in the nominative case, we add -i. However, Croatian has a sound rule where the letter k changes to a c right before an i. Therefore, radnik becomes radnici.
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