Breakdown of Čuli smo svakakvu buku i grozne zvukove u hotelu.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
i
and (additive)
hotel
hotel
čuti
to hear
u
in, into
buka
noise
zvuk
sound
svakakav
all kinds of
grozan
terrible
Questions & Answers about Čuli smo svakakvu buku i grozne zvukove u hotelu.
Why is svakakvu used here instead of a word like svaku (every)?
The adjective svakakav means "all kinds of" or "all sorts of", whereas svaki just means "every". By using the feminine accusative form svakakvu to match buku (noise), the speaker emphasizes that the noise was varied and came in many different forms, not just one continuous sound.
Why do both words in grozne zvukove end in -e?
They are the direct object of the verb čuli smo (we heard), so they are in the accusative case. The noun zvuk (sound) is masculine. Its plural is zvukovi, and the masculine accusative plural ending is -e, making it zvukove. The adjective grozni (terrible) must agree with it, so it also takes the masculine accusative plural ending -e, becoming grozne.
Both buku and zvukove mean things you hear. What is the difference between them?
Buka translates to "noise" or a loud "din", which is usually chaotic and uncountable. Zvuk is a countable noun meaning a specific "sound". The sentence pairs the general chaotic noise (buku) with distinct, individual terrible sounds (zvukove).
We learned that u means "in" or "into". Why is it u hotelu here?
The preposition u takes the locative case for static location (where something is) and the accusative case for destination (where something is going). Because they are already inside the hotel hearing the noise, it is a static location, so hotel takes the locative ending -u.
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