Breakdown of Trojica tenora vježbaju lijepu harmoniju.
lijep
beautiful
vježbati
to practise
tenor
tenor
trojica
three men
harmonija
harmony
Questions & Answers about Trojica tenora vježbaju lijepu harmoniju.
Why do we use trojica instead of the regular number tri in this sentence?
What case is the word tenora in, and why?
It is in the genitive plural. This is a strict rule: numeral nouns for male groups, like dvojica, trojica, and četvorica, always force the noun that follows them into the genitive plural.
The word trojica ends in "-a", making it look like a feminine singular noun. Why is the verb vježbaju plural?
Even though trojica has the grammatical shape of a feminine singular noun, its meaning is inherently plural (three men). Croatian grammar focuses on this meaning, so the verb takes the plural form (vježbaju) instead of the singular (vježba).
Why does the phrase for 'beautiful harmony' end in -u (lijepu harmoniju)?
This is a quick refresher on the accusative case. The phrase is the direct object of what the tenors are practicing. Since harmonija is a feminine noun, both the adjective and the noun take the feminine accusative singular ending -u.
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