Breakdown of To nije pravi pravac, ne idemo tuda!
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
to
that
ne
no, not
ići
to go
pravi
real, genuine; the right one
pravac
direction
tuda
that way
Questions & Answers about To nije pravi pravac, ne idemo tuda!
How does tuda relate to the question words gdje, kamo, and kuda from this lesson?
tuda translates to 'that way' or 'along that path', making it the direct answer to the question word kuda (which way / via which route). While kamo focuses on your final destination, kuda and tuda focus on the actual path you take to get there.
What are the 'this way' and 'that way over there' equivalents of tuda?
Just like pointing words, these path adverbs are based on distance. You can use ovuda for 'this way' (the path near the speaker), tuda for 'that way' (the path near the listener), and onuda for 'that way over there' (the path far from both).
Why is 'right' translated as pravi here instead of desni?
In English, 'right' can mean either the opposite of left or the opposite of wrong. Croatian uses two completely different words for this. desni means the physical direction 'right', while pravi means 'correct', 'proper', or 'real'. Here, we are talking about the correct direction.
Why is pravi pravac in the nominative case? Doesn't a sentence usually have an object in the accusative?
It is in the nominative because it follows nije, which is a negative form of the verb biti (to be). The verb 'to be' acts like an equals sign and does not take a direct object. Both the subject (To) and what it is being equated to (pravi pravac) stay in the nominative case.
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