Breakdown of U stvarnosti, krojač će završiti popravak.
u
in, into
završiti
to finish
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
stvarnost
reality
Questions & Answers about U stvarnosti, krojač će završiti popravak.
The noun popravak (alteration) comes from a verb. How does that underlying verb relate to our current lesson on creating verbs from adjectives?
Popravak is derived from the verb popraviti (to fix, repair, or alter). Similar to the verbs in this lesson, popraviti is a deadjectival verb formed from the prefix po-, the adjective prav (straight or correct), and the suffix -iti. It literally means to make something right again.
The word for reality is stvarnost. Based on our current lesson, how would you form a verb meaning to make real or to realize?
You take the root of the adjective stvaran (real), add the prefix o- and the suffix -iti. This gives you the verb ostvariti (to realize or to achieve).
Why does stvarnosti end in -i here?
The preposition u requires the locative case when indicating a state or location. Stvarnost is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant. These types of nouns belong to the i-declension, meaning they take an -i ending in the locative.
Why doesn't the direct object popravak change its form for the accusative case?
Popravak is a masculine inanimate noun. For masculine nouns that do not represent a living being, the accusative case is identical to the nominative case. The fleeting a in the final syllable remains because no case ending was added.