Breakdown of Roditelj će doći po troje djece ispred lunaparka.
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
doći
to come, to arrive
ispred
in front of
roditelj
parent
Questions & Answers about Roditelj će doći po troje djece ispred lunaparka.
Why do we use troje instead of just tri for 'three'?
Because the noun djeca (children) always requires collective numerals like dvoje, troje, and četvero. These numerals are used for mixed-gender groups and specifically with this word.
What case is djece in, and why?
It is in the genitive case. Collective numerals like troje always require the noun following them to be in the genitive. The genitive form of djeca is djece.
How does the sentence express 'to pick up' the children?
Croatian uses the phrase doći po (literally: to come for) to mean 'to pick someone up'. Because of this, you will also often hear ići po used for 'to go pick someone up'.
What case does the preposition ispred require?
The preposition ispred (in front of) always takes the genitive case. That is why the masculine noun lunapark gets the genitive ending -a, becoming lunaparka.