Breakdown of Tko je ovaj čovjek?
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
tko
who
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
čovjek
man
Questions & Answers about Tko je ovaj čovjek?
Why do we use ovaj here instead of ova or ovo?
The word for "this" has to match the gender of the noun it describes. Because čovjek (man) is a masculine noun, we use the masculine form ovaj. If we were asking about a woman (žena), we would use the feminine form ova, like in Tko je ova žena?
Why does je come right after Tko?
Je (is) is a short verb form, also called an enclitic. In Croatian, these short words are "second-position words" and usually have to be placed right after the first word in the sentence. So, it tucks in right behind Tko.
Can čovjek also mean "human" or "person"?
Yes! While it often translates to "man" (as an adult male), čovjek is also the general Croatian word for a "human being" or "person".
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