Word
Nedjeljom idemo u crkvu.
Meaning
On Sundays we go to church.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Nedjeljom idemo u crkvu.
Why does the sentence use nedjeljom instead of u nedjelju?
Nedjeljom is the instrumental case of the word nedjelja (Sunday). In Croatian, using the instrumental case for a day of the week means the action happens regularly. It translates to "on Sundays" or "every Sunday". If you wanted to talk about a specific single Sunday, you would use u nedjelju.
Why is the word for church crkvu here instead of its dictionary form crkva?
The noun crkva is in the accusative case here. When the preposition u is used with a verb of motion like ići (to go), it requires the accusative case to show the destination you are moving towards. For feminine nouns ending in -a, the ending changes to -u.
How would the sentence change if we were already inside the church?
If you want to talk about a stationary location rather than movement toward a destination, the preposition u takes the locative case. To say "We are in the church", you would say Mi smo u crkvi. The ending changes from -a to -i.
Is it okay to put nedjeljom at the end of the sentence?
Yes, Idemo u crkvu nedjeljom is completely grammatically correct. Croatian has a very flexible word order. Placing nedjeljom at the beginning of the sentence just puts a little more emphasis on the day.