Breakdown of To je tema o kojoj svi stalno raspravljaju.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
to
that
sav
all (of a whole) / everyone, all (people) / everything
koji
which
stalno
constantly
o
about / on (dependent on)
raspravljati
to discuss
tema
topic (f)
Questions & Answers about To je tema o kojoj svi stalno raspravljaju.
Why is the relative pronoun kojoj used here instead of koja?
Kojoj refers back to the noun tema (topic), which is feminine and singular. It is in the locative case here because it follows the preposition o (about). You must match the gender and number of the noun, and use the case that the preposition demands.
The English translation says "the topic everyone is discussing", but the Croatian sentence has o kojoj. Why is the o there?
In English, we often drop "about which" or put the preposition at the very end (like "the topic everyone is talking about"). In Croatian, you cannot leave prepositions dangling at the end of a sentence. The verb raspravljati (to discuss) requires the preposition o (about), so it must go right before the relative pronoun, forming o kojoj (about which).
Why is the verb raspravljaju in the plural form when "everyone" is singular in English?
In English, "everyone" takes a singular verb. However, the Croatian word svi literally translates to "all" (the plural form of sav). Because svi is plural, the verb must also take the "they" form, which is raspravljaju (they discuss).
If tema is a feminine noun, why does the sentence start with the neuter word To instead of the feminine Ta?
When you are introducing or pointing something out using the structure "That is" or "This is", Croatian always uses the default neuter pronouns to or ovo. This rule applies no matter what gender the following noun has. So, it is always To je tema, never Ta je tema.
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