Breakdown of Mada čita horoskop, ne zna što je podznak.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
što
what
ne
no, not
čitati
to read
znati
to know
mada
even though
horoskop
horoscope
podznak
ascendant
Questions & Answers about Mada čita horoskop, ne zna što je podznak.
What is the difference between mada, iako, and premda?
All three mean 'although' or 'even though' and are generally interchangeable. Iako is the most common in everyday speech, while mada and premda are slightly more stylistic but still widely used. Here, mada smoothly introduces the contrast.
The current lesson is about kao što. Why do we just use što here?
Here, što simply means 'what' and introduces an indirect question (he doesn't know what it is). The phrase kao što means 'as' or 'like' for making comparisons. Using kao što here would incorrectly change the meaning to 'he doesn't know, just as the ascendant doesn't know'.
How does the prefix in podznak help us understand its meaning?
The word combines pod- (under) and znak (sign). In Croatian astrology terms, your ascendant or rising sign is thought of as the 'sub-sign' that sits beneath your main sun sign.
Why doesn't the word horoskop change its ending if it is the direct object of the verb čita?
It is actually in the accusative case, which is required for direct objects. However, horoskop is a masculine inanimate noun (it is not a living being). Masculine inanimate nouns have the exact same form in the accusative case as they do in the nominative case.
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