Breakdown of Moramo upravljati situacijom sa sviješću.
morati
must
situacija
situation
sa
with (before certain consonants)
upravljati
to manage
svijest
awareness
Questions & Answers about Moramo upravljati situacijom sa sviješću.
Why is "situacijom" in the instrumental case if there is no "s" or "sa" before it?
The verb upravljati (to manage or control) naturally requires its object to be in the instrumental case, even without a preposition.
How do we get "sviješću" from the dictionary word?
The nominative is svijest (awareness), a feminine noun ending in a consonant (i-declension). For the instrumental singular, you can add -ju. The final -st combines with -ju in a sound change (jotation) to become -šću, resulting in sviješću.
Could I just say "sa svijesti" instead of "sa sviješću"?
Yes! Feminine i-declension nouns have two valid instrumental singular endings: the jotated one (sviješću) and the simple -i ending (svijesti). Both are grammatically correct and widely used.
Why do we use "sa" here instead of just "s" for "with"?
The preposition s changes to sa when the following word begins with a hissing sound (s, z, š, or ž) to make pronunciation easier. Because sviješću starts with s, we must use sa.
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