Questions & Answers about Poznajem tvoju sestru iz škole.
Why is the verb poznajem used here instead of znam?
In Croatian, poznavati (which gives us poznajem) means "to be acquainted with" and is used for people, places, or things you are familiar with. The verb znati (znam) means "to know a fact" or "to know how to do something." Since you are talking about knowing a person (a sister), you must use poznajem.
Why is it tvoju sestru and not tvoja sestra?
The phrase "your sister" is the direct object of the verb poznajem (the person being known), so it needs to be in the accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a, both the possessive pronoun and the noun change their ending to -u, turning tvoja sestra into tvoju sestru.
Why does the sentence use the preposition iz for "from" instead of od?
The preposition iz usually means "out of" or "from inside," and it is the natural pair for the preposition u (in/into). Because you would say you are in school (u školi), you say you know her from school (iz škole). The preposition od is generally used for "from" when moving away from a person or the outside of a location.
What case is škole in, and why?
It is in the genitive case. The preposition iz always requires the noun that follows it to be in the genitive case. Since škola is a feminine noun ending in -a, it changes its ending to -e in the genitive singular, becoming iz škole.
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