Breakdown of Dostavljamo humanitarnu pomoć diljem ugroženog područja.
pomoć
help (f)
dostavljati
to deliver
humanitaran
humanitarian
diljem
throughout / across
ugrožen
endangered / at risk
područje
area / region
Questions & Answers about Dostavljamo humanitarnu pomoć diljem ugroženog područja.
Why is ugroženog područja in the genitive case here?
It follows the preposition diljem, which means 'throughout' or 'across' and always requires the genitive case.
Could we use širom instead of diljem in this sentence?
Yes, širom ugroženog područja would mean exactly the same thing. Both diljem and širom are used to express spatial distribution ('across' or 'throughout') and both require the genitive case.
Why does pomoć look like it is in the nominative case when it acts as the direct object?
Pomoć is actually in the accusative case here, acting as the direct object of dostavljamo. It is a feminine noun ending in a consonant (an 'i-declension' noun), and for these nouns, the accusative singular form is identical to the nominative. You can tell it is accusative because the adjective modifying it, humanitarnu, takes the regular feminine accusative ending -u.
Is ugroženog a regular adjective?
It acts as an adjective here, but it is originally the passive past participle of the verb ugroziti (to endanger or threaten). It takes the neuter genitive ending -og to agree with the noun područja.
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