Questions & Answers about Želim toplu kupku s eteričnim uljima.
Does kupka mean 'bathtub' or 'bathroom' here?
Neither! Kupka specifically refers to a 'bath' in the sense of the prepared water you soak in. If you meant the physical 'bathtub', you would use kada, while the 'bathroom' itself is kupaonica.
What is the nominative singular form of uljima?
The base form is the neuter noun ulje (oil). Because it follows the preposition s (with), it is in the instrumental case. The plural of ulje is ulja, and its instrumental plural takes the standard neuter/masculine ending -ima, becoming uljima.
Why does the adjective eteričnim end in -im when the noun uljima ends in -ima?
For the dative, locative, and instrumental plural, adjectives can technically end in either -im or -ima. However, modern Croatian strongly prefers dropping the final -a on the adjective to avoid rhyming too heavily with the noun, making eteričnim uljima sound much more natural than eteričnima uljima.
Why is the preposition s used here instead of sa?