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Bez sumnje, ovo je najbolji restoran u gradu.

Bez sumnje, ovo je najbolji restoran u gradu.
Without a doubt, this is the best restaurant in town.
From Lesson 347:Agreeing, doubting and checking in a discussion (biti u pravu, ako se ne varam)·Croatian

Questions & Answers about Bez sumnje, ovo je najbolji restoran u gradu.

Why do we use the neuter pronoun ovo when restoran is masculine?
When using 'this is' or 'that is' to introduce a new noun, Croatian uses the neuter pronouns ovo, to, or ono, regardless of the gender of the noun being introduced. The adjective najbolji, however, directly modifies the noun and must match the masculine gender of restoran.
Why does the word sumnja (doubt) change to sumnje in this sentence?
The preposition bez (without) always requires the following noun to be in the genitive case. Since sumnja is a feminine noun ending in -a, its genitive singular ending is -e.
Is there another common way to say 'without a doubt' in Croatian?
Yes, you will often hear the phrase bez dvojbe. The word dvojba also means doubt or dilemma, and it behaves exactly like sumnja here, taking the genitive case ending -e after bez.
Could u gradu ever be used to mean motion, like going 'into town'?
No, because gradu is in the locative case here, which strictly indicates a fixed location (in the town). If you wanted to express motion or destination (going into town), you would use the preposition u with the accusative case, which is u grad.

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