Breakdown of Tražim takvog izvođača kakav ima jedinstven talent.
tražiti
to look for / to demand, request
imati
to have
kakav
what kind of / what a (exclamatory)
takav
such, that kind of
talent
talent
izvođač
performer
jedinstven
unique
Questions & Answers about Tražim takvog izvođača kakav ima jedinstven talent.
Why is takvog in the accusative case but kakav is in the nominative?
In takav ... kakav correlative clauses, each word takes the case required by its own half of the sentence. Takvog izvođača is the direct object of the verb tražim (I am looking for), so it takes the accusative. However, kakav is the subject of the second clause (kakav ima - who has), so it must be in the nominative.
Why use kakav here instead of koji, since the English translation says 'who'?
If you used koji, you would simply be identifying a performer. By using the takav ... kakav pair, you emphasize the quality or type of person. It translates more closely to 'such a performer, the likes of whom...' or 'the kind of performer who...'
Both izvođač and talent are masculine nouns acting as direct objects here. Why does only izvođača get an ending?
This highlights the animate vs. inanimate rule for masculine nouns in the accusative case. Because an izvođač (performer) is a living being, it takes the animate accusative ending -a (matching the genitive). Talent is an inanimate concept, so its accusative form stays identical to its nominative form.
Why is the adjective jedinstven used instead of jedinstveni?
Because it is an indefinite adjective referring to a new, unspecified quality ('a unique talent'). Since talent is masculine and inanimate, the accusative indefinite adjective stays jedinstven. If you were referring to a specific, previously mentioned talent ('the unique talent'), you would use the definite form jedinstveni.
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