Breakdown of Tvoja doza je jedna tableta na dan.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
dan
day
tvoj
your (informal)
jedan
one
tableta
pill, tablet
doza
dose
na
per (rate)
Questions & Answers about Tvoja doza je jedna tableta na dan.
How does na dan translate to "a day", and what case is dan in?
The preposition na followed by the accusative case is used to express frequency or rate, similar to using "per" or "a" in English. Here, dan is in the accusative case, which looks identical to the nominative since it is an inanimate masculine noun.
Could I use the adverb dnevno instead of na dan here?
Yes, you can absolutely say jedna tableta dnevno. Both are very natural in Croatian. While na dan uses a prepositional phrase to mean "per day", dnevno is simply the adverb meaning "daily".
Why is jedna tableta in the nominative case? Doesn't the sentence have an object?
It stays in the nominative because it follows the verb je (is). The verb biti (to be) acts as an equal sign linking the subject Tvoja doza to what it is. Because it links rather than acting upon an object, both sides of the sentence remain in the nominative case.
If the dose was "two pills a day", how would this sentence change?
It would become Tvoja doza je dvije tablete na dan. The frequency part na dan stays exactly the same, but you have to apply the rule for numbers two through four: the number becomes dvije (matching the feminine gender) and the noun changes to the genitive singular form tablete.
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