Breakdown of Stavit ću vazu pored kreveta.
krevet
bed
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
staviti
to put
vaza
vase
pored
next to
Questions & Answers about Stavit ću vazu pored kreveta.
Why does the word for bed change to kreveta here?
The preposition pored (next to) always requires the noun that follows it to be in the genitive case. Because krevet (bed) is a masculine noun, you add an -a to the end, making it kreveta.
Why is it stavit ću instead of staviti ću?
When you start a future tense sentence with the main verb, you drop the final -i of the infinitive before adding the helping verb (ću). This makes staviti become stavit. If you included the pronoun first, it would keep the -i: Ja ću staviti.
Why is it vazu instead of the dictionary form vaza?
The vase is the direct object of the sentence because it is the thing you are putting. This means it must be in the accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a, the ending changes to -u in the accusative.
Can I use another word instead of pored to say 'next to'?
Yes, you can also use the word kraj. It means the exact same thing as pored and also requires the genitive case, so you could equally say kraj kreveta.
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