Word
Organizatori počinju pripreme za raskošan banket.
Meaning
The organizers are starting the preparations for the lavish banquet.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Organizatori počinju pripreme za raskošan banket.
počinjati
to begin, to start (imperfective)
za
for (+ accusative)
organizator
organizer
priprema
preparation
Questions & Answers about Organizatori počinju pripreme za raskošan banket.
Why is the verb počinju used here instead of počnu?
Počinju is the present tense of the imperfective verb počinjati (to be starting). The perfective form početi (present tense: počnu) focuses on a completed action and is rarely used for standalone present actions. Since the organizers are currently in the process of starting the preparations, the imperfective form is the right choice.
What case is the word pripreme in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case, plural. Pripreme is the direct object of the verb počinju. Because priprema is a feminine noun ending in -a, its accusative plural form ends in -e (which happens to look exactly like its nominative plural and genitive singular forms).
Why do we use the accusative case for raskošan banket after the preposition za?
The preposition za takes the accusative case when it means "for" in the sense of purpose or intention. Here, the preparations are intended specifically for the banquet, so raskošan banket is in the accusative.
Why doesn't the adjective raskošan have an ending like -og, since it is in the accusative case?