Breakdown of Turisti vole najpoznatiji spomenik.
voljeti
to love, to like
spomenik
monument
turist
tourist
najpoznatiji
most famous
Questions & Answers about Turisti vole najpoznatiji spomenik.
How is the superlative najpoznatiji formed from the basic word for famous?
The basic adjective is poznat (famous). To make it comparative ("more famous"), we add the ending -iji, making it poznatiji. For the superlative ("most famous"), we simply attach the prefix naj- to the comparative, giving us najpoznatiji.
Since the monument is the direct object of the verb vole (love), shouldn't najpoznatiji spomenik be in the accusative case?
It is in the accusative case! However, spomenik (monument) is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing, not a living being). For masculine inanimate nouns and their adjectives, the accusative case looks exactly the same as the nominative (dictionary) form.
Why does the adjective end in -i (najpoznatiji) instead of having no ending?
All comparative and superlative adjectives in Croatian automatically take the "definite" adjective endings. For masculine adjectives in the nominative (and inanimate accusative) case, the definite ending is -i. So, it must be najpoznatiji, never just najpoznatij.
Why is the "they" form of the verb vole, rather than something like "voliju"?
The verb voljeti (to love) belongs to a specific group of verbs where the third-person plural ("they") ends in -e. Even though its dictionary form ends in -jeti, the present tense forms are volim, voliš, etc., and the "they" form is simply vole.
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