Breakdown of Susjedi i prijatelji su tamo.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
tamo
there
i
and (additive)
prijatelj
friend
susjed
neighbor
Questions & Answers about Susjedi i prijatelji su tamo.
How do we know susjedi and prijatelji are plural masculine nouns?
In this sentence, they are the main subjects. For regular masculine nouns like susjed (neighbor) and prijatelj (friend), we make them plural by simply adding -i to the end. That gives us susjedi and prijatelji.
Where are the words for "the" in this sentence?
Croatian does not have translation words for "the", "a", or "an". A word like susjedi can mean "neighbors" or "the neighbors" depending entirely on what makes sense in the conversation.
Why is the verb su (are) placed after the word prijatelji instead of right after susjedi?
Su is a short verb form that generally needs to sit in the second logical position in a sentence. Here, the whole subject phrase Susjedi i prijatelji (Neighbors and friends) acts as one big first piece, so su naturally takes the spot right after it.
In the word prijatelji, is lj pronounced as two separate letters?
No, lj is considered a single letter in the Croatian alphabet. It makes a soft L sound, very similar to the "lli" sound in the English word "million".
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