Word
Ovo je najveći dvorac u gradu.
Meaning
This is the biggest castle in the city.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ovo je najveći dvorac u gradu.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
grad
city
u
in, into
Questions & Answers about Ovo je najveći dvorac u gradu.
How is the word najveći (biggest) formed?
It is the superlative form of the adjective velik (big). The comparative form is irregular: veći (bigger). To make the superlative, you simply add the prefix naj- to the comparative, creating najveći.
Why does najveći end in -i here?
It has to match the gender and case of the noun it describes, which is dvorac (castle). Since dvorac is a masculine noun in the nominative (subject) case, the adjective must also be in the masculine nominative form, ending in -i.
If dvorac is masculine, why does the sentence start with the neuter pronoun ovo instead of the masculine ovaj?
When you are introducing or pointing out something generally with "This is...", Croatian uses the neuter pronoun ovo, regardless of the noun's gender. You would only use ovaj if it were directly attached to the noun, like ovaj dvorac je... (this castle is...).
Why is the ending of grad (city) changed to gradu?