Breakdown of Ova dvokrevetna soba je veća nego prošla.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
velik
big
soba
room
prošli
last / past
nego
than
dvokrevetni
double
Questions & Answers about Ova dvokrevetna soba je veća nego prošla.
Why do we use nego here for 'than' instead of od?
Both are perfectly fine for comparisons! The difference is that nego is a conjunction, so the word following it stays in the same case as the first item being compared (here, the nominative prošla). If you used the preposition od, the second item would be forced into the genitive case, making it od prošle.
How is the word dvokrevetna constructed?
It is a compound adjective formed by combining dva (two) and krevet (bed) with the feminine adjective suffix -na. It literally translates to 'two-bedded'. You will often see this dvo- prefix for 'double' or 'two' in similar words like dvosobni (two-room).
What is the root adjective for veća (larger)?
The root is velik (big). It has a highly irregular comparative form built on the root već-. Because it modifies the feminine singular noun soba, it takes the feminine ending -a to become veća.
Why isn't the word soba (room) repeated at the end of the sentence?
In Croatian, you do not need a placeholder word like 'one' in English (as in 'the previous one'). You can simply drop the noun and use the adjective prošla on its own. It stays in the feminine singular form to agree with the implied noun soba.
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