Breakdown of Danas imamo meso i povrće.
danas
today
i
and (additive)
meso
meat
povrće
vegetables
imati
to have
Questions & Answers about Danas imamo meso i povrće.
Why didn't the words for meat and vegetables change their endings if they are the direct objects of the verb?
Both meso (meat) and povrće (vegetables) are neuter nouns. In Croatian, neuter nouns (which usually end in -o or -e) do not change their dictionary form when they are used in the accusative case. Since they are the direct objects being 'had', they stay exactly the same.
The English translation says "vegetables", which is plural. Is povrće plural too?
No, povrće is actually a singular neuter noun. It is a collective noun, meaning it describes a group of items as one single concept. It works just like the English words "furniture" or "luggage", which are also grammatically singular.
Why is there no word for "we" in this sentence?
The verb imamo ends in -mo, which specifically means "we have". Because the verb ending already makes it completely clear who is doing the action, Croatian usually drops the pronoun mi (we) unless you want to add special emphasis.
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