Questions & Answers about Nove torbe su ovdje.
Why is the word for bags torbe and not torba?
Torba is the singular word for bag. To make regular feminine nouns plural in the nominative case (when they are the subject of the sentence), you change the ending from -a to -e.
Why does the adjective Nove also end in -e?
In Croatian, adjectives must match the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Since torbe is a feminine plural noun, the adjective takes the feminine plural ending -e, turning Nova into Nove.
Why is the verb su the third word in the sentence if it has to be in the second position?
The verb su (are) is an enclitic, which means it prefers the second position in a sentence. However, second position usually means after the first complete concept or phrase. Nove torbe (The new bags) belongs together as a single subject, so su sits right after that whole block.
Where is the word for "The" in this sentence?
Croatian does not use articles like "the" or "a". The phrase Nove torbe can mean either "New bags" or "The new bags". You tell which one is meant based on the context of the conversation.