Breakdown of Oni se moraju prilagoditi svojim novim dužnostima.
nov
new
oni
they
morati
must
svoj
one's own
prilagoditi se
to adapt
dužnost
duty
Questions & Answers about Oni se moraju prilagoditi svojim novim dužnostima.
Why does dužnostima end in -ima?
Dužnost (duty) is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant, meaning it belongs to the feminine i-declension. In this sentence, it is in the dative plural, which takes the ending -ima for this noun class. This ending is the same for the dative, locative, and instrumental plural.
What case is svojim novim dužnostima, and why?
This entire phrase is in the dative case. The reflexive verb prilagoditi se (to adapt) requires the dative case to express what someone is adapting to.
Why does the sentence use svojim instead of njihovim for 'their'?
Whenever a possessive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence, you must use the reflexive possessive pronoun svoj. Because the subject Oni (They) are adapting to their own duties, svojim is required instead of njihovim.
Why is the word se placed right after Oni rather than next to prilagoditi?
The particle se belongs to the verb prilagoditi (prilagoditi se = to adapt). However, se is a clitic, meaning it is a short grammar word that lacks its own accent and must strictly go in the second position of the sentence, which is why it jumps ahead to immediately follow the first element (Oni).
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