Word
Vlak će projuriti pokraj stanice.
Meaning
The train will rush past the station.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vlak će projuriti pokraj stanice.
vlak
train
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
pokraj
next to
stanica
stop
Questions & Answers about Vlak će projuriti pokraj stanice.
How does the prefix pro- change the meaning of the verb juriti in this sentence?
The base verb juriti means to rush or speed. Adding the prefix pro- gives it the meaning of transit or moving past a point. So, projuriti specifically means to rush past or speed through an area, which fits perfectly with the train moving past the station.
Why is the word for station in the form stanice?
It is in the genitive case because it follows the preposition pokraj (past, next to). The dictionary form is stanica, and its singular genitive is stanice.
Could I use pored instead of pokraj here?
Yes, you can. Both pokraj and pored mean beside, next to, or past, and both require the following noun to be in the genitive case. Saying pored stanice would mean exactly the same thing and is very common in everyday speech.
If we already know we are talking about the train, could we drop the subject Vlak and start the sentence with Će?
No, because će is an enclitic, meaning it is an unstressed word that can never start a sentence. If you drop the subject, you must start with the main verb and attach the enclitic to it, making it: Projurit će pokraj stanice.