Breakdown of Ovaj izazov je za samostalne putnike koji istražuju sami.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
koji
which
putnik
passenger
sam
alone
istraživati
to investigate
za
for (+ accusative)
izazov
challenge
samostalan
independent (self-reliant)
Questions & Answers about Ovaj izazov je za samostalne putnike koji istražuju sami.
Why is the word for "alone" written as sami at the end of the sentence?
sami is the masculine plural form of the adjective sam (alone or by oneself). It matches the gender and number of the noun it refers back to: the masculine plural putnici (travelers). Because it describes the subject of the verb istražuju, it is in the nominative case.
Is there a connection between the words samostalne (independent) and sami (alone)?
Yes! The adjective samostalan (independent) is built from sam (self or alone) and a root related to stajati (to stand), literally meaning "self-standing". Recognizing the sam- prefix is a great way to remember words related to independence or doing things yourself.
Why does the phrase samostalne putnike end in -e instead of -i?
The preposition za (for) requires the accusative case. While the base (nominative) masculine plural form is samostalni putnici, the accusative masculine plural ending for both adjectives and nouns changes to -e, making it samostalne putnike.
If putnike is in the accusative case, why is the relative pronoun koji (who) in the nominative case?
A relative pronoun matches the gender and number of the noun it refers to (masculine plural), but its case depends on its job in its own part of the sentence. Here, koji is the subject doing the exploring (istražuju), so it must be in the nominative case, regardless of what case putnike was in earlier.
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