Word
U šumi su opasni vukovi.
Meaning
There are dangerous wolves in the forest.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about U šumi su opasni vukovi.
Why is the plural of vuk written as vukovi and not just vuki?
Vuk (wolf) is a short, one-syllable masculine noun. In Croatian, most one-syllable masculine nouns add the extra piece -ov- (or sometimes -ev-) before the normal plural ending -i. So, vuk becomes vukovi.
How do I know whether to use -ov- or -ev- for a word like vuk?
It depends on the last letter of the noun. Because vuk ends in k, which is a regular hard consonant, it takes -ov-. The -ev- extension is mostly used when the noun ends in a soft consonant, like c, č, ć, š, ž, j, or lj (for example, ključ becomes ključevi).
Does the adjective opasni (dangerous) get the -ov- extension too?
No, only the noun gets the -ov- added to it. The adjective opasan (dangerous) just drops its fleeting a and takes the regular masculine plural ending -i to match the noun, becoming opasni. Adjectives never use the -ov- or -ev- extensions!