Breakdown of Poslije puta, najljepše je doći u svoj dom.
lijep
beautiful
put
way
doći
to come, to arrive
svoj
one's own
dom
home
Questions & Answers about Poslije puta, najljepše je doći u svoj dom.
Why is it puta and not just put?
The preposition poslije (after) always requires the following noun to be in the genitive case. The dictionary form of the word for journey is put, and its genitive singular form is puta.
Why does the word for nicest end in -e (najljepše) instead of -i or -a?
In this sentence, nicest describes the action of coming home (doći), not a specific masculine or feminine noun. When an adjective describes a verb or a general concept, Croatian uses the neuter singular form, which ends in -e.
Why use svoj instead of a specific pronoun like your or my?
The word svoj is a reflexive possessive pronoun used when the object belongs to the subject of the sentence. In impersonal sentences like this one, it translates to one's own. It shows that the person arriving is going to their own home, regardless of who that person is.
Why is u svoj dom in the accusative case rather than the locative?
The preposition u takes the accusative case when there is motion toward a destination. Because the verb doći (to come or arrive) involves movement to a place, you use the accusative. If the sentence described already being resting inside the home, you would use the locative case.
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