Breakdown of Veterinar važe Aninu mačku tijekom pregleda.
mačka
cat
tijekom
during
pregled
check-up
Ana
Ana
veterinar
veterinarian (m)
vagati
to weigh
Questions & Answers about Veterinar važe Aninu mačku tijekom pregleda.
How do we get Aninu from the name Ana?
To say "Ana's", you add the suffix -in to the name Ana (dropping the final -a), which gives you the base possessive adjective Anin. Since it describes the direct object mačku (a feminine noun in the accusative case), the adjective must match its gender and case, taking the feminine accusative ending -u to become Aninu.
Could I say mačku od Ane to mean "Ana's cat" instead?
People would understand you, but it sounds very unnatural. In Croatian, when you are talking about possession by a specific person (like a proper name or a family member), you should almost always use the possessive adjective form (like Aninu) rather than using the preposition od (of/from).
Why does the verb važe have a ž when the infinitive is vagati?
This is due to a sound change where g changes to ž before certain vowels in the present tense (a process called palatalization). Because of this, the present tense forms of vagati (to weigh) become važem, važeš, važe, rather than keeping the g.
Why is the word for checkup written as pregleda instead of just pregled?
It is in the genitive case. The preposition tijekom (during) always forces the noun that follows it into the genitive case. Since pregled is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, it takes the -a ending to become pregleda.
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