Questions & Answers about Studenti su danas ovdje.
Why does Studenti end in -i?
In Croatian, you typically form the plural of a regular masculine noun by adding -i to the end. The singular word is student, so adding -i gives us the plural subject studenti (students).
Why is su the second word in this sentence?
The word su (are) is an unstressed verb form called a clitic. Clitics have a strict rule: they almost always have to take the second position in a sentence. Here, it correctly takes the second spot right after the first word, Studenti.
Can I change the order of danas and ovdje?
Yes, you can say Studenti su ovdje danas. As long as the short verb su stays safely in the second position, the rest of the sentence is quite flexible. Both ways of ordering these adverbs sound perfectly natural.
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