Questions & Answers about Francuski sir je dobar.
Would francuski be capitalized if it were in the middle of a sentence?
No. In Croatian, adjectives describing nationality or origin (which usually end in -ski, -ški, or -čki) are always written with a lowercase letter. It is only capitalized here because it is the first word of the sentence.
Why is the word for "good" dobar instead of dobri?
In Croatian, masculine adjectives have two forms: indefinite and definite. When an adjective is used after the verb "to be" to describe the subject (like "is good"), we use the indefinite form dobar. You would use the definite form dobri if you were saying "the good cheese" right next to the noun.
How do the adjectives francuski and dobar match the word sir?
Nouns ending in a consonant, like sir, are masculine. Any adjective describing a masculine noun must also take a masculine form. Francuski and dobar are both in the nominative masculine singular form to match perfectly.
Why is there an "a" in dobar but not in words like dobri or dobra?
This is called the "fleeting a". The root of the word is "dobr-", but ending a word with "-br" is hard to pronounce. Croatian adds an "a" to make it dobar in the masculine singular form. When an ending is added (like the "-a" for feminine dobra), the extra "a" drops out because it is no longer needed for pronunciation.
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