Breakdown of Ljudska prava moraju vrijediti za sve.
morati
must
sav
all (of a whole) / everyone, all (people) / everything
za
for (+ accusative)
vrijediti
to be worth
ljudska prava
human rights
Questions & Answers about Ljudska prava moraju vrijediti za sve.
Why does ljudska prava look like a feminine singular phrase but take the plural verb moraju?
Prava is actually the neuter plural form of pravo (right). In Croatian, neuter plurals end in -a, which makes them look exactly like feminine singular nouns. Because it is a plural subject, it requires the plural verb moraju (they must).
I thought vrijediti meant 'to be worth'. How does it mean 'to apply' here?
While vrijediti does mean 'to be worth' in the context of value or money, it also commonly means 'to be valid' or 'to apply'. So literally, this sentence says human rights must 'be valid' for everyone.
Why do we use za sve instead of the dative case (like svima) for 'to everyone'?
In English, rules or rights apply 'to' someone, which might make you want to use the dative case. However, in Croatian, when you use vrijediti to say something applies or is valid, you must use the preposition za (for) followed by the accusative case.
What case is sve in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case, required by the preposition za. Sve is the accusative plural form of sav when referring to people in general. For comparison, the nominative plural (everyone as a subject) is svi.
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