Raditi s njim je učinkovitije nego raditi sam.
Working with him is more efficient than working alone.
Breakdown of Raditi s njim je učinkovitije nego raditi sam.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
on
he
raditi
to work
s
with
nego
than
sam
alone
učinkovit
efficient
Questions & Answers about Raditi s njim je učinkovitije nego raditi sam.
Why do we use nego here instead of od for the comparison?
In Croatian, you can use od + genitive to compare nouns or pronouns. However, here we are comparing two actions (the infinitive verbs raditi and raditi). When comparing verbs, whole phrases, or adjectives, you must use nego.
Why is the comparative word učinkovitije used instead of učinkovitiji?
The subject of the sentence is the action raditi (working). When a verb in the infinitive acts as the subject, any adjective describing it must be in the neuter singular form. The masculine comparative is učinkovitiji, so the neuter form is učinkovitije.
Why is the pronoun njim used after s?
The preposition s (with) requires the instrumental case when talking about doing something alongside someone. The word njim is the instrumental form of the pronoun on (he).
Why does the sentence end with sam, and does it change depending on who is speaking?
Yes! The word sam (alone) is in the masculine nominative form, which means a male speaker is describing this situation about himself. If a female speaker says this, she would use the feminine form and say nego raditi sama.
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