Breakdown of Besprijekoran su plan smislili.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
plan
plan
smisliti
to come up with
besprijekoran
flawless
Questions & Answers about Besprijekoran su plan smislili.
Why does the clitic su come right in the middle of besprijekoran plan?
Where else could the clitic su go if we wanted a more neutral sentence?
For a neutral tone, you would keep the noun phrase together. You could start with the verb and put the clitic in the standard second position: Smislili su besprijekoran plan. Alternatively, you could put the whole noun phrase first: Besprijekoran plan su smislili.
Why is the adjective besprijekoran used instead of the definite form besprijekorni?
The English translation says "a flawless plan", introducing a non-specific plan. This calls for the indefinite adjective form besprijekoran. Additionally, with masculine inanimate nouns in the accusative case, native speakers heavily favor the indefinite form anyway.
Is plan in the nominative or accusative case here?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb smislili (they came up with). Because plan is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its nominative form, which can sometimes disguise its role when it appears early in the sentence.
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