Questions & Answers about Što je peti zadatak?
How does the word peti (fifth) differ from the regular number five?
The regular number five is pet. Ordinal numbers (like first, second, fifth) act like adjectives in Croatian, so they take endings to match the noun they describe. Here, pet gets the masculine ending -i to become peti.
Why do we use peti instead of peta or peto here?
Ordinal numbers have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because zadatak (task) is a masculine noun, we use the masculine form peti. If we were talking about a feminine noun like knjiga (book), it would be peta knjiga.
Why is the question word Što (what) used instead of Koji (which)?
Using Što asks for a description or explanation of the task itself (e.g., what does the task ask us to do). If you wanted to point out a specific task from a physical list of options, you would use Koji (Which one is the fifth task?).
What happens to the word zadatak if we want to talk about multiple tasks?