Breakdown of Organizatori počinju pripreme za raskošan banket.
počinjati
to begin, to start (imperfective)
za
for (+ accusative)
organizator
organizer
priprema
preparation
raskošan
lavish
banket
banquet
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?
This is because banket is an inanimate masculine noun. For masculine nouns that do not represent living beings, the accusative case is identical to the nominative case. Therefore, both the noun (banket) and its describing adjective (raskošan) keep their base forms without the animate -og ending.
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