Breakdown of S kim ćeš ići na domjenak?
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
ići
to go
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
s
with
domjenak
reception
kim
whom (instrumental)
Questions & Answers about S kim ćeš ići na domjenak?
Why is it kim here instead of tko?
The preposition s (with) requires the instrumental case. The instrumental form of the pronoun tko (who) is kim (or sometimes kime). Together, s kim translates to with whom.
Could I say sa kim instead of s kim?
You generally use the short form s. The longer form sa is only required when the following word starts with certain consonants (like s, š, z, or ž) to make pronunciation easier. Since kim starts with a k, s kim is the natural choice.
Why is na domjenak in the accusative case rather than the locative?
The preposition na takes the accusative case when it shows motion toward a destination, like going to a reception in this sentence. If you were already at the reception, you would use the locative case (na domjenku). Because domjenak is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form looks identical to its dictionary form.
Why does the future tense word ćeš come right after S kim?
ćeš is an enclitic, which is an unstressed word that needs to go in the second position in a sentence. The prepositional phrase S kim acts as a single block of meaning taking up the first position, so ćeš tucks in right behind it.
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