Breakdown of Njezin odvjetnik priprema tužbu protiv te tvrtke.
tvrtka
company
njezin
her
pripremati
to prepare (imperfective)
taj
that (masculine)
Questions & Answers about Njezin odvjetnik priprema tužbu protiv te tvrtke.
Why do the words for "that company" change to te tvrtke?
The preposition protiv (against) always requires the noun and any adjectives describing it to be in the genitive case. Because the base phrase ta tvrtka (that company) is feminine singular, both words change their ending from -a to -e in the genitive, resulting in protiv te tvrtke.
Could I use njen instead of njezin for "her"?
Absolutely. Njezin and njen both mean "her" and are interchangeable. Both take the masculine singular form here to match odvjetnik (lawyer). Njezin is considered slightly more formal for written Croatian, but you will hear both forms often in everyday speech.
Is the noun tužbu (lawsuit) related to the verb for "to sue"?
Yes! The dictionary form of the noun is tužba (lawsuit), which takes the -u ending here because it is the accusative direct object of the sentence. It belongs to the same word family as the verb tužiti, which means "to sue" or "to accuse".
I have also heard the word kompanija. Can I use it here instead of tvrtke?