Word
Jedeš previše šećera i masti.
Meaning
You eat too much sugar and fat.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jedeš previše šećera i masti.
i
and (additive)
jesti
to eat
šećer
sugar
previše
too many / too (with an adjective)
Questions & Answers about Jedeš previše šećera i masti.
Why are the words for sugar and fat (šećera and masti) in the genitive case?
Because they come directly after previše (too much). In Croatian, adverbs that express a quantity or excess require the following noun to be in the genitive case.
How is the genitive formed for šećera?
The base word is šećer (sugar), which is a regular masculine noun. To get the genitive singular, you just add -a to the end.
If mast (fat) also ends in a consonant, why is its genitive form masti instead of masta?
Mast is a special type of feminine noun that ends in a consonant instead of the usual -a. For these specific feminine nouns, the genitive singular ending is always -i.
Where is the word for you in this sentence?
The pronoun ti (you) is dropped here. The -š ending on the verb Jedeš already shows that you are the one doing the eating, so adding the pronoun is unnecessary unless you want to emphasize it.