Breakdown of Najbolji hotel nudi ne samo luksuzan smještaj, nego i vrhunski doručak.
i
and (additive)
hotel
hotel
ne
no, not
samo
only
Questions & Answers about Najbolji hotel nudi ne samo luksuzan smještaj, nego i vrhunski doručak.
Why is there an i after nego in this sentence?
The structure ne samo..., nego i... is a fixed pair meaning 'not only..., but also...'. The word nego on its own usually means 'but' (when correcting a previous negative statement) or 'than' (in comparisons). Adding i (which means 'also' or 'even' here) is required to complete the 'but also' meaning.
The verb nudi takes the accusative case. Why do luksuzan smještaj and vrhunski doručak look like they are in the nominative?
They are actually in the accusative case! Because smještaj (accommodation) and doručak (breakfast) are masculine inanimate nouns, their accusative form is identical to their nominative form. This is why their adjectives do not take the -og(a) ending, which is only used for masculine animate nouns.
Why does the adjective luksuzan end in a consonant, but vrhunski ends in -i, if both describe similar inanimate objects?
This involves indefinite versus definite adjectives. Luksuzan is used here in its indefinite form (without the -i). However, adjectives ending in -ski, -ški, or -čki (like vrhunski) do not have an indefinite form. They always keep their definite -i ending in the masculine singular nominative and inanimate accusative.
Is formed from a regular adjective?