Learn Croatian: Slavlje u selu je prava gozba. - The celebration in the village is a real feast.

It comes from the verb slaviti (to celebrate). In Croatian, adding the suffix -je to a verb root often creates a neuter noun that represents the action or the result of the action, similar to '-tion' or '-ing' in English.

Doesn't prava usually mean 'straight' or 'right'? Why does it mean 'real' here?

The adjective pravi, prava, or pravo can mean 'right' or 'straight' depending on the context. However, when used right before a noun to emphasize its quality, it translates to 'real', 'true', or 'proper'. So prava gozba means a 'real feast'.

Why is it u selu and not u selo?

The preposition u takes the locative case when describing a static location (where something is happening). Since the celebration is located in the village, we use the locative ending -u for the neuter noun selo. If we were describing motion toward the village, we would use the accusative case (u selo).

This sentence sets the scene for a feast, but how would we use the na- + se pattern from this lesson to say we 'ate our fill'?

You would take the verb jesti (to eat), add the prefix na- to express doing the action to the point of satisfaction, and include the reflexive pronoun se to form najesti se. In the past tense, 'We ate our fill' is Najeli smo se.