Breakdown of Je li kombinacija skrivena i u čemu?
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
li
question particle
u
in, into
skriven
hidden
Questions & Answers about Je li kombinacija skrivena i u čemu?
Why is it written as i u čemu instead of u ičemu?
When an indefinite pronoun starting with i- (like ičemu, meaning "anything") is used with a short preposition (like u, meaning "in"), the preposition is inserted between the i- prefix and the rest of the pronoun. So, instead of u ičemu, it splits to become i u čemu.
Does the isolated i in i u čemu mean "and" or "also" here?
Neither! While i as a separate word usually means "and" or "also", here it is just the prefix of the pronoun ičemu (anything). Because the preposition splits the word, the i- ends up standing on its own, but it still structurally belongs to čemu.
Why is the pronoun in the form čemu?
The preposition u requires the locative case when talking about location or being "in" something. The locative form of the base pronoun što (what) is čemu, which is why the split phrase becomes i u čemu.
Why does skrivena end in -a?