Breakdown of Pao sam s kreveta i dobio modricu.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
i
and (additive)
krevet
bed
dobiti
to get / to win
Questions & Answers about Pao sam s kreveta i dobio modricu.
Why do we use s kreveta (off the bed) instead of iz kreveta (out of the bed)?
The preposition s (or sa) with the genitive case indicates downward motion from a surface. Because you fall off the surface of the bed, you use s. If you were climbing out of the inside of something, you would use iz.
Why is it just s here instead of sa?
The base form of this preposition is s. It only changes to sa if the next word starts with a tricky consonant for pronunciation (like s, š, z, ž) or certain heavy consonant clusters. Since kreveta starts with a clear k, the short form s is used.
Why isn't there a sam before or after dobio?
Since you already established the subject with sam in the first clause (Pao sam), you don't need to repeat it after the conjunction i (and). Saying Pao sam... i dobio is much more natural than repeating the auxiliary verb.
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