Breakdown of Pošalji baki pozdrav iz Dubrovnika.
poslati
to send
baka
grandmother
pozdrav
greeting; regards
Questions & Answers about Pošalji baki pozdrav iz Dubrovnika.
Why does the verb poslati become pošalji here?
Pošalji is the imperative (command) form for "you" (singular). The verb poslati (to send) has a present tense stem that changes to pošalj- (as in ja pošaljem, I send). To form the command, you use this present tense stem and add -i, giving you pošalji.
Why is baka in the dative case (baki) instead of using a preposition like za (for)?
In Croatian, the recipient of an action—the person you are giving, sending, or saying something to—is simply put in the dative case without a preposition. So, "send to grandma" is just pošalji baki.
Pozdrav is the direct object here. Why doesn't its ending change?
Pozdrav (greeting) is a masculine noun. For masculine nouns in the accusative (direct object) case, the ending depends on whether the noun is alive or not. Since a greeting is inanimate, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary (nominative) form.
Why do we use iz for "from" here, rather than od?
You use iz (out of, from) with cities, countries, and places you were physically inside of (like being in Dubrovnik). You generally use od when you are receiving something from a person, or moving away from an object. Both prepositions require the following noun to be in the genitive case, which gives us Dubrovnika.
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