Policija je pronašla oružje.

The police found a weapon.

Breakdown of Policija je pronašla oružje.

• biti: to be
• policija: police
• pronaći: to find
• oružje: weapon; arms

Questions & Answers about Policija je pronašla oružje.

Why is policija singular when English says the police?

In Croatian, policija is a singular noun, even though in English the police is usually treated as plural.

So Croatian says:

• Policija je pronašla oružje. = The police found a weapon / the weapon / weapons depending on context

Notice the verb is singular too:

• je pronašla = has found / found with a singular subject

Also, policija is grammatically feminine, which is why the past participle ends in -la.

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Why does the verb say pronašla and not pronašao or pronašli?

Because the verb form must agree with the subject policija.

• policija = singular feminine
• so the past participle is pronašla

Compare:

• on je pronašao = he found
• ona je pronašla = she found
• oni su pronašli = they found

Since policija is grammatically feminine singular, Croatian uses je pronašla.

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Why are there two verb words: je pronašla?