Word
Taj posebni uređaj košta previše.
Meaning
That special device costs too much.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Taj posebni uređaj košta previše.
previše
too many / too (with an adjective)
koštati
to cost
taj
that (masculine)
poseban
special
Questions & Answers about Taj posebni uređaj košta previše.
Why does this sentence use the definite adjective posebni instead of the indefinite poseban?
Because it comes right after the demonstrative pronoun taj (that). Words like taj, ovaj (this), and onaj (that over there) point out a specific object, so any descriptive adjective that follows them must be in its definite form (posebni).
If posebni is definite, do I need a definite form for taj too?
No, demonstrative words like taj don't have separate definite and indefinite forms. They are already definite by nature because they point to a specific thing. The definite or indefinite rule only applies to descriptive adjectives like special, new, or big.
Why is uređaj in the nominative case here?
Because taj posebni uređaj is the subject of the sentence. It is the thing performing the action of the verb košta (costs).
How is the word previše formed?
It is built from the adverb više (more). In Croatian, adding the prefix pre- to an adjective or adverb usually adds the meaning of too or excessively. Therefore, previše means too much.