Questions & Answers about Avioni ne lete danas.
How do we get the verb form lete from the infinitive letjeti?
The verb letjeti (to fly) is a regular -jeti verb. To form the present tense for "they" (the 3rd person plural), we drop the -jeti to find the root (let-) and add the standard ending -e. This gives us lete.
Is the negative word ne always placed directly before the verb?
Yes! To make a verb negative in Croatian, you simply put ne directly in front of the conjugated verb. So, "fly" is lete, and "do not fly" is ne lete. They are written as two separate words.
Why is the plural of avion just avioni? Doesn't it need an -ovi ending?
The longer -ovi or -evi ending is usually added to masculine nouns that have only one syllable (like brod becoming brodovi). Because avion has more than one syllable, it takes the standard masculine plural ending -i, making it avioni.
Could I put danas at the beginning of the sentence?
Yes, you can! Croatian word order is quite flexible. Saying Danas avioni ne lete is perfectly correct and just puts a little more emphasis on the time, translating closer to "Today, airplanes are not flying."
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