Word
Zračni prijevoznik čuva tajnu.
Meaning
The air carrier is keeping a secret.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Zračni prijevoznik čuva tajnu.
What does each word in Zračni prijevoznik čuva tajnu. do in the sentence?
- zračni = air, aerial
- prijevoznik = carrier, transport operator
- zračni prijevoznik together = air carrier / airline
- čuva = keeps, guards, preserves
- tajnu = secret (here in the accusative singular)
So grammatically:
- zračni prijevoznik is the subject
- čuva is the verb
- tajnu is the direct object
Why is zračni prijevoznik written as two words?
Because Croatian often uses an adjective + noun structure where English might use a compound noun.
- zračni is an adjective meaning air-related
- prijevoznik is a noun meaning carrier
So instead of one single word like English sometimes prefers, Croatian says literally air carrier as two words.
Why is it tajnu and not tajna?