Breakdown of Ovaj autobus vozi ravno prema aerodromu.
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
autobus
bus
voziti
to drive / to ride (a snowboard, skis)
ravno
straight ahead
aerodrom
airport
prema
towards
Questions & Answers about Ovaj autobus vozi ravno prema aerodromu.
Why does the word for airport have a -u at the end (aerodromu)?
Because it comes after the preposition prema (towards). The preposition prema always requires the following noun to be in the dative case. Since aerodrom is a regular masculine noun, it takes the dative ending -u.
The lesson is about both prema and k/ka. Could I say ka aerodromu instead?
Grammatically, yes, as both mean 'towards' and both take the dative case. However, prema is much more common in everyday spoken Croatian when talking about physical directions. K (or ka) is generally used more when going towards a person, like Idem k doktoru (I am going to the doctor), or in more formal speech.
Is ravno an adjective or an adverb here?
Here it is an adverb meaning 'straight' or 'directly', because it is describing the verb vozi (how the bus is driving). While it looks exactly like the neuter form of the adjective ravan (flat/straight), adverbs do not change their endings.
Why do we use the active verb vozi here? Does it mean the bus is driving itself?
Just like in English where we might say a bus 'runs' or 'drives' a certain route, Croatian commonly uses the active verb voziti (to drive) to describe the movement of public transport. You do not need any special passive or reflexive phrasing here.
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