Breakdown of Jedni ljudi uvijek kupuju skupe stvari.
ljudi
people
skup
expensive
uvijek
always
kupovati
to buy
stvar
thing
jedni
some / one pair (m)
Questions & Answers about Jedni ljudi uvijek kupuju skupe stvari.
Why is the word for "one" (jedan) in the plural form jedni?
Could I just use neki ljudi to mean "some people"?
Absolutely. Neki is actually the more common word for "some". However, jedni is often used to mean "certain" people, or when you are about to contrast them with another group, as in "some people do this, but others (drugi) do that".
What is the singular form of ljudi?
The singular is čovjek (man or human). It is highly irregular. Because ljudi is a masculine plural noun, any adjectives or pronouns attached to it, like jedni, must also take the masculine plural form.
Why is the adjective for "expensive" spelled skupe here?
It describes stvari (things), which is the direct object of the verb, so it needs to be in the accusative case. Stvar is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant. In the plural accusative, the noun is stvari, and feminine adjectives take the -e ending, making it skupe.
Why do we use the verb form kupuju instead of kupe?
Kupuju comes from the imperfective verb kupovati, which is used for ongoing or repeated actions. Since the sentence has the word uvijek (always), we need this imperfective form rather than the perfective verb kupiti (whose present tense is kupe), which represents a single, completed action.
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