Breakdown of Ovaj bežični pisač je bolji, tako da ga svi koristimo.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
on
he
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
dobar
good
tako
so, that way
sav
all (of a whole) / everyone, all (people) / everything
da
that (conjunction)
koristiti
to use
bežičan
wireless
pisač
printer
Questions & Answers about Ovaj bežični pisač je bolji, tako da ga svi koristimo.
How is the word bežični (wireless) formed?
It is created by combining the preposition bez (without) and the adjective žični (wired, from žica - wire). When these join, the z assimilates to ž, and the resulting double ž simplifies into a single ž to make it easier to pronounce. This spelling rule is common in Croatian word building.
Could I use pa or zato instead of tako da?
Yes! tako da emphasizes the consequence (so that / as a result). You could easily replace it with pa (and so), which sounds a bit more casual and spoken. If you use zato (for that reason), you would drop the da, and the clitic placement would shift to the second position of the new clause: ...bolji je, zato ga svi koristimo.
Why does the clitic ga come right after tako da?
In Croatian, clitics (short words without their own stress, like ga) must go in the second position of their clause. When a subordinate clause starts with a conjunction like da (or the phrase tako da), that conjunction takes the first spot, so the clitic must latch on directly after it.
Is the verb koristimo imperfective or perfective here?
The verb koristiti is actually biaspectual, meaning it can function as both perfective and imperfective depending on the context! Here, the present tense and the meaning (we all use it) make it clearly imperfective, representing an ongoing or habitual action. If you need an explicitly perfective version (like to take advantage of or to use up), you would use the prefixed verb iskoristiti.
Why is the adjective bolji in its definite form (ending in -i) when it is used after the verb to be?
Usually, masculine adjectives used after the verb to be (predicate adjectives) take the indefinite form, dropping the final -i. However, comparative adjectives like bolji (better) and superlative adjectives like najbolji (best) are exceptions. They only ever exist in the definite form, so they keep the -i regardless of their position in the sentence.
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