Learn Croatian: Duhovit čovjek brzo nađe prijatelje. - A witty person quickly finds friends.

Duhovit is the indefinite form of the adjective, which loosely corresponds to using 'a' or 'an' in English. If it were Duhoviti čovjek, it would mean 'The witty person.' Since this sentence makes a general statement about 'a witty person,' the indefinite form is required here.

Nađe is the perfective verb for 'to find.' Can we use perfective verbs in the present tense like this?

Yes! While perfective verbs usually cannot describe an action happening right at this exact moment (you would use the imperfective nalazi for 'is currently finding'), they are commonly used in the present tense to express general truths, habits, or rules. Here, it implies that a witty person 'successfully finds' or 'tends to find' friends.

Why does prijatelje end in -e instead of -i?

Prijatelj is a masculine noun. If it were the subject of the sentence (nominative plural), it would be prijatelji. However, because the friends are the direct object being found, the noun must be in the accusative case. For masculine plural nouns, the accusative ending is -e.

How would you change this sentence to say 'Witty people quickly find friends'?