Breakdown of Ovaj avion ima dva udobna sjedala i jedan jak motor.
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
i
and (additive)
avion
airplane
imati
to have
udoban
comfortable
jedan
one
dva
two
jak
strong
sjedalo
seat
motor
engine
Questions & Answers about Ovaj avion ima dva udobna sjedala i jedan jak motor.
Why do we say dva udobna sjedala instead of dva udobno sjedalo?
After the numbers 2, 3, and 4, masculine and neuter nouns must take the genitive singular form. Sjedalo (seat) is a neuter noun, so its genitive singular is sjedala. The adjective udobno (comfortable) also has to match this case, becoming udobna.
How would this sentence change if the airplane had five seats instead of two?
For quantities of 5 and above, you must use the genitive plural instead of the genitive singular. The noun sjedala actually looks the same in writing for both, but the adjective changes. You would say pet udobnih sjedala.
Why doesn't the number jedan force the noun into the genitive case like dva does?
The word jedan (one) behaves entirely like a regular adjective in Croatian. It simply matches the noun's gender, number, and case. Since motor is the direct object here, jedan just matches it in the accusative case.
Why are jedan, jak, and motor in their dictionary forms if they are the direct object of ima?
They are actually in the accusative case! Motor is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing, not a living being). For inanimate masculine nouns, the accusative form is exactly the same as the nominative form, so the words do not appear to change.
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