Word
Zašto želiš tužiti svog susjeda?
Meaning
Why do you want to sue your neighbor?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Zašto želiš tužiti svog susjeda?
Since the lesson is about the Genitive case, is svog susjeda in the Genitive here?
Actually, no! The verb tužiti (to sue) takes a direct object in the Accusative case. However, for masculine nouns that represent living beings (like susjed), the Accusative form looks exactly the same as the Genitive form. Both end in -a.
The translation says "your neighbor", so why do we use svog instead of tvog?
In Croatian, when the object belongs to the subject of the sentence, you must use the reflexive possessive pronoun svoj. Since "you" are the one wanting to sue, and it is "your" own neighbor, using tvog would be grammatically incorrect here.
Can I use the lesson's preposition protiv (against) with the verb tužiti?
No, the verb tužiti directly translates to "to sue" and just takes a direct object in the Accusative without any preposition. If you want to use protiv (against), you would need to use a noun phrase like podići tužbu protiv svog susjeda (to file a lawsuit against your neighbor).