Word
Ta plesačica je prava junakinja naše predstave.
Meaning
That female dancer is the real heroine of our show.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ta plesačica je prava junakinja naše predstave.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
naš
our
taj
that (masculine)
prav
straight; right, correct
Questions & Answers about Ta plesačica je prava junakinja naše predstave.
How is plesačica formed, and what is the male equivalent?
The male word for a dancer is plesač. To make it feminine, we just add the suffix -ica, creating plesačica. This is one of the most common ways to form female professions and roles in Croatian.
The lesson mentions the suffix -kinja, but is that exactly what's happening in junakinja?
It is very closely related! The male word for hero is junak. Because the root word already ends in a -k, we only add the suffix -inja to create junakinja (heroine). The full suffix -kinja is typically used when the base word doesn't already end in a k.
Why does prava mean real here? Doesn't it mean straight?
You might remember the adverb pravo from asking for directions (meaning straight ahead). However, when used as an adjective describing a noun, pravi (or prava in this feminine form) means real, true, or genuine.
What case is naše predstave in this sentence?
It is in the genitive case, which is used here to show connection or belonging (translating as 'of our show'). The dictionary form is naša predstava, and for feminine nouns ending in -a, the genitive ending changes to -e.