Breakdown of Prema njegovom tumačenju, stručnjak nije objektivan.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ne
no, not
njegov
his
stručnjak
expert
prema
according to
tumačenje
interpretation
objektivan
objective
Questions & Answers about Prema njegovom tumačenju, stručnjak nije objektivan.
Why do we use the dative case for njegovom tumačenju here?
Because the preposition prema, when used to mean "according to," requires the dative case. The phrase njegovom tumačenju is the dative form of the neuter noun phrase njegovo tumačenje (his interpretation).
The lesson mentions using po + locative for opinions. Could we use po in this sentence instead?
Yes, you can absolutely say po njegovom tumačenju. When expressing the source of an opinion or interpretation, prema + dative and po + locative are completely interchangeable. Interestingly, in this specific phrase, both njegovom and tumačenju happen to have the exact same endings in both the dative and locative cases.
What is the base verb that corresponds to the noun tumačenje?
The verb is tumačiti, which means to interpret or explain. Adding the suffix -nje to the verb is a standard way to create neuter verbal nouns in Croatian, very similar to using "-ing" or "-tion" in English.
Why is the adjective objektivan used here rather than objektivni?
Because objektivan is the indefinite form of the adjective. When a masculine adjective is used as a predicate—meaning it comes after a form of the verb to be (nije in this case) to describe the subject—you must use the indefinite form. The definite form objektivni would be used directly before the noun, such as in objektivni stručnjak (the objective expert).
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