Breakdown of Borimo se za ravnopravnost.
boriti se
to fight
za
for (+ accusative)
ravnopravnost
equality (of rights), equal rights
Questions & Answers about Borimo se za ravnopravnost.
Why does ravnopravnost look like it is in the nominative case after the preposition za?
It is actually in the accusative case, which za requires when expressing a goal. However, ravnopravnost is a feminine noun ending in a consonant (the i-declension, common for abstract nouns ending in -ost). For these nouns, the accusative singular form is exactly the same as the nominative singular.
How does the word ravnopravnost break down to mean 'equal rights'?
It is a compound built from ravno (equal, flat) and pravo (right, law). The suffix -nost turns it into an abstract noun, much like '-ness' or '-ity' in English. Literally, it translates to 'equal-right-ness'.
If I want to emphasize 'equal rights' by putting it at the beginning of the sentence, where does the se go?
Because se is an enclitic (a short, unstressed word), it must strictly take the second position in the clause. If you move the prepositional phrase to the front, it pushes the verb back, and the sentence becomes: Za ravnopravnost se borimo.
Do you always use the preposition za with the verb boriti se?
You use za (plus the accusative) when fighting for a cause, goal, or person. If you want to talk about fighting against something, you switch to the preposition protiv followed by the genitive case, as in borimo se protiv nepravde (we are fighting against injustice).
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