Breakdown of Unatoč lošem vremenu, nebo je noću zanimljivo.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
zanimljiv
interesting
vrijeme
weather
loš
bad
noću
at night
nebo
sky
unatoč
despite
Questions & Answers about Unatoč lošem vremenu, nebo je noću zanimljivo.
Why are lošem and vremenu in the dative case here?
The preposition unatoč (despite) requires the dative case. The basic nominative phrase loše vrijeme (bad weather) changes to lošem vremenu in the dative to follow this rule.
Could I use usprkos instead of unatoč in this sentence?
Yes, you could say usprkos lošem vremenu. Both unatoč and usprkos mean despite or in spite of, and both trigger the dative case. They are completely interchangeable in this context.
Why does the word for weather change from vrijeme to vremenu?
The neuter noun vrijeme has a special stem change. For cases other than the nominative and accusative, the stem becomes vremen-. When you add the regular neuter dative ending -u, you get vremenu.
What form is the word noću?
Noću is an adverb meaning at night. It originally comes from the instrumental case of the feminine noun noć (night), but it is now used as a fixed vocabulary word for time in everyday Croatian.
Why does the adjective zanimljivo end in -o?
It is describing the subject of the sentence, nebo (sky). Because nebo is a neuter singular noun, the adjective zanimljiv (interesting) must take the neuter ending -o to agree with it.
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