Questions & Answers about Vaše čaše su pune.
Why do both Vaše and pune end in -e?
They are describing the noun čaše (glasses). The singular word čaša is a feminine noun, and since it is plural here, the adjectives must match its gender and number. In the nominative case (when they are the subject of the sentence), feminine plural adjectives and possessives always end in -e.
How do we get the plural noun čaše from the singular?
The singular word for glass is čaša. In Croatian, most feminine nouns that end in -a in the singular simply change that -a to an -e to become plural.
Does Vaše mean formal 'your' or plural 'your' here?
It could be either! The base word is vaš, which is used when addressing multiple people or one person formally. It takes the -e ending here solely to match the feminine plural noun čaše, so the sentence itself doesn't specify if you are talking to one respected person or a group.
Could the verb su go somewhere else in the sentence?
Yes! The word su (are) is an enclitic, meaning it is a 'weak' word that wants to be in the second position of a sentence. Here, the whole phrase Vaše čaše counts as the first position. However, it is also very common in Croatian to split the noun phrase and put the verb right after the first word: Vaše su čaše pune. Both are perfectly correct!