Breakdown of Domaćin se naradio kako bi pripremio veliku gozbu.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
velik
big
pripremiti
to prepare
domaćin
host
naraditi se
to work hard
kako bi
in order to
gozba
feast
Questions & Answers about Domaćin se naradio kako bi pripremio veliku gozbu.
The translation says 'worked hard', but how does naradio se actually give us that meaning?
The base verb is raditi (to work). Adding the prefix na- and the reflexive pronoun se creates a verb meaning to do something to the point of saturation. So, naraditi se literally means to work oneself to exhaustion or to get one's fill of working.
Why is the conditional form bi pripremio used here when the English translation just says 'to prepare'?
In English, we often express purpose with 'in order to' plus an infinitive. In Croatian, a standard way to express purpose is with the word kako followed by the conditional mood. Together, kako bi pripremio means 'in order to prepare' or 'so that he could prepare'.
Why is the word for feast gozbu instead of its dictionary form gozba?
It is the direct object of the verb pripremio (what did he prepare? a feast). Therefore, the feminine noun gozba changes to its accusative form gozbu, and its matching adjective becomes veliku.
Could the reflexive se be placed right after the verb naradio?
No, because se is an enclitic. Enclitics are unstressed words that must strictly take the second position in a sentence or clause. Since the subject Domaćin occupies the first position, se must immediately follow it.
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