Questions & Answers about Sada su dani kratki.
Why does the adjective kratki end in -i?
The noun dani (days) is masculine plural, so the adjective describing it must match. For masculine plural nouns in the nominative (subject) case, adjectives usually take the ending -i.
The dictionary form for "short" is kratak. Where did the "a" go in kratki?
The word kratak has a "fleeting a". This is an extra "a" that appears in the basic masculine singular form to make it easier to pronounce. When we add a grammatical ending like the plural -i, that "a" drops out, making the word kratki instead of "krataki".
Why is the verb su (are) placed before the subject dani?
The word su is an enclitic, which is a short, unstressed word. A strict rule in Croatian is that enclitics must take the second position in a sentence. Because Sada (now) is in the first position, su must come immediately after it, pushing the subject into the third position.
What is the singular form of dani?
The singular form is dan (day). Since it is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, you simply add -i to the end to make it plural when it is the subject of the sentence.
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