Word
Htio bih dvokrevetnu sobu s balkonom.
Meaning
I would like a double room with a balcony.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Htio bih dvokrevetnu sobu s balkonom.
soba
room
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
balkon
balcony
s
with
Questions & Answers about Htio bih dvokrevetnu sobu s balkonom.
If a woman is speaking, does she also say htio bih?
No, she would say htjela bih. The conditional mood here is formed with the aorist of biti (bih) and the l-participle of htjeti (to want). The l-participle must agree with the speaker's gender, so a female speaker uses the feminine form htjela.
How is the adjective dvokrevetnu constructed?
It is a compound word made from dva (two) and krevet (bed). The -u ending shows it is in the accusative case, agreeing with the feminine noun sobu (room) because it is the direct object of the request.
Why is the preposition s used here instead of sa?
The shorter form s is the standard default. The longer form sa is only required when the following word starts with s, z, š, or ž (like sa sestrom), or occasionally before difficult consonant clusters. Since balkonom starts with b, s is the correct choice.
Why does balkonom take the -om ending rather than -em in the instrumental case?