Breakdown of Jesi li razgovarao i s kim o novom pretraživaču?
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
nov
new
li
question particle
razgovarati
to talk
s
with
o
about / on (dependent on)
itko
anyone
pretraživač
search engine
Questions & Answers about Jesi li razgovarao i s kim o novom pretraživaču?
How is the word pretraživaču formed, and what does the suffix do?
Pretraživaču is the locative form of pretraživač (search engine). It is formed from the verb pretraživati (to search thoroughly) plus the suffix -ač. In Croatian, the -ač suffix is extremely common for creating nouns that perform the action of the verb, whether they are people (like vozač - driver) or objects and software (like pretraživač).
Why does the sentence say i s kim instead of s nekim for "with anyone"?
While s nekim (with someone) is grammatically fine, Croatian often uses pronouns starting with i- (like itko) to mean 'anyone' in questions. When a preposition like s (with) is used, it splits the word: the prefix i- separates from the pronoun, creating i s kim. This follows the exact same splitting rule you learned for negative pronouns, which turns nitko into ni s kim (with no one).
Why is pretraživaču in the locative case here?
It follows the preposition o (about), which requires the locative case when discussing a topic. Because pretraživač is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, its locative form takes the -u ending, making the phrase o novom pretraživaču.
Could I place i s kim at the end of the sentence?
Yes, you could say Jesi li razgovarao o novom pretraživaču i s kim?, but the current word order is much more natural. Putting i s kim right after the verb flows better and establishes who was spoken to before introducing the topic of the conversation.
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