Questions & Answers about Igrači snažno bacaju loptu.
Since this lesson is about comparative and superlative adverbs, how would we say 'more strongly' and 'most strongly' here?
You make the comparative by changing the -o ending of snažno to -ije, giving you snažnije (more strongly). To get the superlative, simply add the prefix naj- to the comparative form, making it najsnažnije (most strongly).
Why do we use snažno here instead of snažan or snažni?
Snažno is acting as an adverb because it describes the verb bacaju (how they throw). In Croatian, most adverbs are identical to the neuter singular form of the adjective. If you wanted to say 'strong players', you would use the adjective snažni igrači.
Why is the word for ball loptu instead of its normal form lopta?
The dictionary form is lopta, but here the ball is the direct object of the verb (it is the thing being thrown). This means it must be in the accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a, the accusative ending is always -u.
What is the base form of bacaju and how do we know this is the 'they' form?