Breakdown of Nova pretplata ima ne samo brzi internet, nego i neograničen broj poziva.
nov
new
i
and (additive)
ne
no, not
samo
only
imati
to have
brz
fast
broj
number
internet
internet
poziv
call
nego
than
pretplata
subscription
neograničen
unlimited
Questions & Answers about Nova pretplata ima ne samo brzi internet, nego i neograničen broj poziva.
How do we use the ne samo..., nego i... structure in this sentence?
It translates directly to not only..., but also.... Notice how it pairs the two things the subscription has. Ne samo is placed right before the first direct object (brzi internet), and nego i is placed right before the second direct object (neograničen broj poziva).
Why do both brzi internet and neograničen broj look like they are in the nominative case?
They are actually in the accusative case because they are the direct objects of the verb ima (has). However, because internet and broj are masculine inanimate nouns (non-living things), their accusative forms are completely identical to their basic nominative dictionary forms.
If they are both masculine adjectives in the same case, why does brzi end in -i while neograničen does not?
This is a great example of definite versus indefinite adjectives. Brzi is in its definite form, referring to a specific established category (broadband or fast internet), so it takes the -i ending. Neograničen is indefinite because it just introduces a general, unspecified quantity (an unlimited number), so it uses the base form with no ending.
Why is the word for calls, poziva, in the genitive case instead of the accusative?
It is in the genitive plural because it directly follows broj (number). Just like in English where we say number OF calls, Croatian uses the genitive case after words that express a quantity, amount, or container.
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