Breakdown of Trgovina ima novo radno vrijeme.
nov
new
trgovina
store (formal, also trade)
radno vrijeme
working hours
Questions & Answers about Trgovina ima novo radno vrijeme.
Why is novo radno vrijeme singular when the English translation says working hours?
In Croatian, business hours or working hours are expressed in the singular as radno vrijeme, which literally translates to working time. You will almost never see it pluralized for this meaning.
Which case is novo radno vrijeme in here, and why doesn't it change its ending?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb ima (has). It looks identical to its base dictionary form because vrijeme is a neuter noun. Neuter nouns always have the exact same form in the nominative and accusative cases, and the neuter adjectives novo and radno follow this rule too.
Could I use dućan instead of trgovina in this sentence?
Yes, you could say Dućan ima novo radno vrijeme. Both words mean shop or store. Trgovina is slightly more formal and is often used on official signs or to describe a retail business, while dućan is very common in everyday spoken Croatian.
Why does the word vrijeme look so different when it changes to other cases, like the genitive vremena?
Vrijeme has an irregular stem. For all cases other than the nominative and accusative singular, the stem changes to vremen-. Additionally, the long ije sound shortens to just e, which is a very common sound change in Croatian when you add syllables to a word.
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