Breakdown of Zbog toga dvojica pjevača čitaju note.
to
that
čitati
to read
zbog
because of
pjevač
singer
dvojica
two men
nota
note
Questions & Answers about Zbog toga dvojica pjevača čitaju note.
Why does the sentence use dvojica instead of the standard number dva?
Dvojica is a special numeral noun used exclusively for counting groups of men. Since the singers here are male, Croatian prefers dvojica over the standard number dva.
What grammatical case is pjevača in after dvojica?
It is in the genitive plural. Numeral nouns like dvojica, trojica, and četvorica function like nouns of quantity (like saying a group of), so the noun they count must be genitive plural. For the word pjevač, the genitive singular and genitive plural both happen to be spelled pjevača, though the plural has a longer vowel sound when spoken.
Dvojica looks like a feminine singular noun because it ends in -a. Why is the verb čitaju plural?
While dvojica has a feminine singular grammatical shape, it logically refers to multiple people. Because the meaning is plural, the verb takes the 3rd person plural form čitaju.
Does the word note refer to written study notes here?
No, the Croatian word nota (plural note in the accusative case here) specifically means musical notes or sheet music, which fits because they are singers. If you were talking about written text or study notes, you would use a word like bilješke.
Why do we say Zbog toga instead of just Zbog to?
The preposition zbog (because of) always forces the word that follows it into the genitive case. Toga is simply the genitive form of the pronoun to (that).
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