Breakdown of Doplivala je do obale pune ljudi.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ljudi
people
pun
full
do
to, until, up to / in the mood for (as in "I'm not in the mood for")
obala
coast
doplivati
to swim up to
Questions & Answers about Doplivala je do obale pune ljudi.
How does the prefix do- change the meaning of the verb plivati in this sentence?
The prefix do- adds the meaning of reaching a destination or a limit. While the base verb plivati describes the ongoing action of swimming, doplivati is a perfective verb that specifically means to reach a goal by swimming or to swim up to a certain point.
Is it normal to use the preposition do right after a verb that already starts with the do- prefix?
Yes, this is a very common Croatian pattern. When a verb uses the prefix do- to show movement toward a boundary, it is frequently followed by the matching preposition do (meaning up to) to explicitly introduce that destination, which in this case is obale.
Why is the adjective pune in the genitive case?
Why is the word ljudi also in the genitive case here?
The adjective pun (full) always requires the noun following it to be in the genitive case, expressing what something is full of. Here, ljudi is the genitive plural form, meaning of people.
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