Word
Vaš hotel je na trgu.
Meaning
Your hotel is on the square.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Vaš hotel je na trgu.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
hotel
hotel
vaš
your (formal/plural)
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
Questions & Answers about Vaš hotel je na trgu.
Why does the word for "square" end in "-u" here (trgu)?
In Croatian, when you are talking about a location (where something is), you use the locative case. The basic word for square is trg (a masculine noun). To put it in the locative case after a preposition of location, you add the ending -u, making it trgu.
Why do we use na instead of u for "on the square"?
The preposition na usually means "on" an open, flat space, while u generally means "in" an enclosed space. Because a square (trg) is an open public area, Croatian always uses na.
Could I say tvoj hotel instead of vaš hotel?
Yes, but it depends on who you are talking to. Vaš is the formal "your" (used when speaking respectfully to someone you don't know well) or the plural "your" (when speaking to two or more people). If you are talking to one friend, you would use the informal tvoj.
How do you pronounce a word like trgu when the first part has no vowels?
In Croatian, the letter r can act as a vowel! To pronounce trgu, you roll or tap the "r" and let it act as the core sound of the first syllable. It is pronounced as two syllables: tr-gu.