Word
Moj brat voli raspravljati o sportu.
Meaning
My brother likes to discuss sport.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Moj brat voli raspravljati o sportu.
brat
brother
voljeti
to love, to like
moj
my
o
about / on (dependent on)
Questions & Answers about Moj brat voli raspravljati o sportu.
Why is the word for sport written as sportu here?
The preposition o (meaning "about") requires the following noun to be in the locative case. For regular masculine nouns ending in a consonant, like sport, we add the ending -u to make it locative.
In English we just say "discuss sport", so why do we need the preposition o in Croatian?
In English, "discuss" takes a direct object without a preposition. In Croatian, the verb raspravljati is always followed by o plus the locative case, which literally translates to "discuss about" or "argue about" a topic.
Why is the verb raspravljati left in its infinitive (dictionary) form?
Just like in English ("likes to discuss"), when two verbs go together and the first one expresses a preference or plan (like voli), the second verb stays in the infinitive form.
Does raspravljati only mean "discuss" or can it mean "argue"?
It can mean both! Raspravljati means to debate, discuss in detail, or argue about a topic. The context usually tells you how heated the conversation is.