Breakdown of Oblaci su ljepši na jugu.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
lijep
beautiful
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
jug
south
oblak
cloud
Questions & Answers about Oblaci su ljepši na jugu.
How do we get ljepši from the basic adjective lijep (beautiful)?
Lijep uses the special comparative ending -ši. When adding this ending, the long ije sound in the root word shortens to je, which is why it becomes ljepši instead of lijepši.
Why is the ending specifically -ši here, rather than -ša or -še?
Just like regular adjectives, comparatives must match the noun they describe. Oblaci (clouds) is a masculine plural noun. The masculine plural ending for adjectives is -i, so the base comparative ljepš- takes the -i ending to become ljepši.
Why is the word for clouds oblaci instead of oblaki?
The singular noun is oblak. In Croatian, when a masculine word ends in -k, -g, or -h, that letter usually changes when we add the plural -i ending. The -k changes to -c, giving us oblaci.
Why do we use na for in the south, and what case is jugu?
When talking about compass directions like north, south, east, and west, Croatian always uses the preposition na instead of u. Because it describes a static location, jug (south) takes the locative case ending -u, becoming na jugu.
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