Word
Jesu li oni u ljekarni?
Meaning
Are they in the pharmacy?
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Jesu li oni u ljekarni?
Why is it ljekarni instead of the dictionary word ljekarna?
Because we are talking about a location. The preposition u (in) requires the locative case when describing where someone or something is. For feminine nouns that end in -a like ljekarna, the ending changes to -i in the locative case, becoming ljekarni.
Why does the sentence start with jesu instead of su?
Su is the short, everyday form of the verb for "they are". However, Croatian sentences can never start with short verb forms. To ask a yes/no question like this, we must use the long, emphatic form of the verb, which is jesu, followed immediately by the question word li.
Do I always have to include the pronoun oni (they) in this sentence?
No, you don't. In Croatian, the verb form itself (jesu) already tells us the subject is "they". It is very common and natural to drop the pronoun and simply ask: Jesu li u ljekarni?
Does the preposition u always make feminine words end in -i?
It does when you are talking about a resting location (being in or at a place). However, if you were talking about movement or destination—like walking into the pharmacy—the preposition u would require a different case and a different ending.