Word
Vodič nam je objasnio zašto su ove znamenitosti tako važne za naš obilazak.
Meaning
The guide explained to us why these sights are so important for our tour.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Vodič nam je objasnio zašto su ove znamenitosti tako važne za naš obilazak.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
zašto
why
važan
important
Questions & Answers about Vodič nam je objasnio zašto su ove znamenitosti tako važne za naš obilazak.
Why does the clitic su come right after zašto instead of later in the sub-clause?
This is the rule for reported (indirect) Wh- questions! When a sentence has a sub-clause that starts with a question word like zašto (why), that question word acts as the first position of the new clause. Therefore, the clitic su must jump into the second position right after it, giving us zašto su ove znamenitosti... instead of zašto ove znamenitosti su....
In the first part of the sentence, why is the clitic order nam je instead of je nam?
When you have multiple clitics in a row, they must follow a strict order. Pronoun clitics (like the dative nam) almost always come before the verb clitic je. In fact, je is always the very last clitic in the standard Croatian clitic order.
Why do the words ove and važne end in -e if znamenitosti ends in -i?
Znamenitost (sight/landmark) is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant, which means it belongs to the special i-declension group. Its plural form ends in -i (znamenitosti), but any adjectives or pronouns attached to it still use the regular feminine plural endings, which are -e. That is why we say ove znamenitosti and važne znamenitosti.
What case is used for after the preposition ?