Breakdown of Svaka transakcija košta jedan euro.
jedan
one
koštati
to cost
svaki
every, each
euro
euro
transakcija
transaction
Questions & Answers about Svaka transakcija košta jedan euro.
Why is jedan euro considered to be in the accusative case here, even though it looks exactly like the nominative?
The verb koštati (to cost) requires the accusative case to express a price or quantity. Because euro is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative singular form is identical to its nominative form.
Could I use a form of sav instead of svaka to express this?
You need svaka here because it means "every" or "each," looking at the transactions individually. The adjective sav means "all" or "the entire." To say "all transactions," you would use the plural form sve transakcije, which changes the grammar of the sentence.
If the cost were higher, how would the phrase jedan euro change for numbers like two or five?
After the numbers 2, 3, and 4, the noun must take the genitive singular, so it becomes dva eura. For 5 and above, the noun takes the genitive plural, which for this specific word happens to look exactly the same: pet eura.
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