Breakdown of Moramo međusobno ugovoriti raspodjelu između dvaju autora.
dva
two
morati
must
autor
author
između
between
međusobno
mutually
ugovoriti
to stipulate
raspodjela
distribution
Questions & Answers about Moramo međusobno ugovoriti raspodjelu između dvaju autora.
Why is it dvaju instead of just dva here?
The preposition između (between) requires the genitive case. While everyday Croatian often leaves numbers like 2, 3, and 4 undeclined (e.g., između dva autora), in higher-level and formal Croatian, these numerals decline to match the case. Since autor is a masculine noun, the genitive form of dva is dvaju. For feminine nouns, it would be dviju.
After dvaju, is the noun autora in the genitive singular or the genitive plural?
It is in the genitive plural! When you use the undeclined number 2, masculine nouns take the genitive singular (often called the paucal form). However, when you fully decline the number into an oblique case like dvaju, the noun must agree with it in case and take the plural form. For autor, the genitive singular and genitive plural are spelled exactly the same, but grammatically it is plural here.
What is the origin of the word međusobno?
It means mutually or among themselves. It is an adverb formed from the preposition među (between/among) and sobom (the instrumental case of the reflexive pronoun sebe, meaning oneself). Here, it emphasizes that the authors must figure out the distribution together.
Could we use dogovoriti instead of ugovoriti?
They are very similar, but ugovoriti usually means to formally arrange, negotiate, or stipulate something specific like a contract or a distribution plan. This fits the slightly more formal tone of the sentence. dogovoriti is more general (to come to an agreement), and if you used it, you would typically use its reflexive form, dogovoriti se.
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