Word
Ona putuje u divljinu sama, premda je opasno.
Meaning
She travels to the wilderness alone, even though it is dangerous.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Ona putuje u divljinu sama, premda je opasno.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ona
she
u
in, into
putovati
to travel
Questions & Answers about Ona putuje u divljinu sama, premda je opasno.
Why does the word for 'alone' take the feminine form sama here?
The word sam acts as an adjective in Croatian, meaning it must agree in gender, number, and case with the person or thing it describes. Since it refers to the subject Ona (she), it takes the feminine nominative singular form sama.
Why is it u divljinu (accusative) and not u divljini (locative)?
Because putuje (travels) implies motion towards a destination. When the preposition u shows movement into a place, it requires the accusative case. If you were describing a static situation already happening inside the wilderness, you would use the locative case (u divljini).
I usually use iako for 'although' or 'even though'. Can I use it instead of premda?
Yes, absolutely. premda and iako are synonyms meaning 'although' or 'even though'. You will hear both frequently in everyday Croatian, and they can be used completely interchangeably in this sentence.
Why is the adjective opasno in the neuter form?
This is an impersonal construction. In English, we use the empty subject 'it' to say 'it is dangerous'. In Croatian, when you make a general statement or describe a condition that doesn't refer to a specific noun, you default to the neuter singular form of the adjective.