Breakdown of Nismo pripremili taj sanduk za skladište.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
za
for / at (a table) (+ instrumental)
pripremiti
to prepare
taj
that (masculine)
sanduk
crate
skladište
warehouse
Questions & Answers about Nismo pripremili taj sanduk za skladište.
Why doesn't the word skladište change its ending after za?
The preposition za here shows purpose or destination, so it requires the accusative case. Skladište is a neuter noun (because it ends in -e). For all neuter nouns, the accusative form looks exactly the same as the nominative (dictionary) form.
Why is it taj sanduk instead of tog sanduka? I thought the accusative case changes masculine words.
The accusative case only adds an -a to masculine animate nouns (living beings like people or animals). Sanduk (crate) is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing). Because of this rule, both the noun and the pronoun describing it (taj) keep their standard dictionary form in the accusative case.
Why does the verb pripremili end in -i?
This sentence is in the past tense, which is made of the helper verb nismo (we didn't) and the action verb pripremili. The -i ending on the action verb tells us the subject is plural (we) and refers to either an all-male group or a mixed group of males and females.
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