Breakdown of Moj brat ne uči u četvrtak.
ne
no, not
brat
brother
učiti
to learn
u
in, into
moj
my
četvrtak
Thursday
Questions & Answers about Moj brat ne uči u četvrtak.
Why do we use u here when English says 'on' Thursday?
In Croatian, you express doing something on a certain day of the week by using the preposition u (which usually means 'in') followed by the accusative case. So, you are literally saying 'in Thursday'.
If u takes the accusative case here, why didn't the ending of četvrtak change?
Četvrtak is a masculine noun. In the accusative case, masculine nouns that are inanimate (non-living things or concepts, like days of the week) do not change their endings. They look exactly like their base dictionary form.
Why are ne and uči written as two separate words?
For almost all verbs in Croatian, the negative word ne is written separately from the verb (like ne uči or ne radim). There are only a few common exceptions where they combine into one word, such as nemam (I don't have), nisam (I am not), and neću (I won't).
Could ne uči also translate to 'does not study'?
Yes! Croatian doesn't have a separate continuous tense like English does. Depending on the context, ne uči can mean 'is not studying' right now, or 'does not study' as a regular habit.
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