Questions & Answers about Mislim da si u pravu.
Why do we say u pravu instead of using an adjective like English does with "right"?
In Croatian, to say someone is correct, you literally say they are "in the right" using the preposition u and the locative case of the noun pravo (law or right). You cannot use an adjective like točan here, because applied to a person, točan means punctual or precise.
Is it ever correct to write upravu as a single word in this context?
No, it must always be written as two words: u pravu. Native speakers frequently make the mistake of writing it as one word in casual texting, but standard Croatian requires the preposition and noun to be separate. Furthermore, uprava as a single word is a noun meaning administration or management.
Could I use the word desno here to mean "right"?
Definitely not. The word desno only refers to the physical direction (the opposite of left). For being factually correct in an opinion or statement, you must use the phrase u pravu.
Why does the verb si come immediately after da?
The word si is an enclitic, which is a short, unstressed word that must take the second position in its clause. The conjunction da forms the first position of this dependent clause, so the enclitic si naturally anchors right next to it.
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