Breakdown of Sumnjate li na njega jer nema alibi?
on
he
li
question particle
jer
because
nemati
to not have
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
sumnjati
to suspect / to doubt
alibi
alibi
Questions & Answers about Sumnjate li na njega jer nema alibi?
How does the question structure Sumnjate li work in this sentence?
It uses the verb-first question structure you are learning now. To ask a yes/no question without using Da li, you put the verb first (Sumnjate) and follow it immediately with the question particle li.
Why does it say na njega (on him) instead of just using a direct object for 'him'?
In Croatian, the verb sumnjati (to suspect) requires the preposition na followed by the accusative case. So literally, you suspect 'on someone' rather than suspecting them directly.
Could I use the short pronoun ga instead of njega here?
No, you must use njega. Prepositions like na always require the long (full) form of a pronoun. The short form ga is an enclitic and cannot be placed right after a preposition.
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