Ovaj vrč je glinen.

to be

Breakdown of Ovaj vrč je glinen.

• ovaj: this
• glinen: made of clay; earthen
• vrč: jug

Questions & Answers about Ovaj vrč je glinen.

Why is it ovaj?

Because ovaj has to agree with vrč.

Here, vrč is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the matching form of this is ovaj.

Compare:

• ovaj vrč = this jug/pitcher
• ova zdjela = this bowl
• ovo selo = this village

Croatian demonstratives change form depending on gender, number, and case.

What case is vrč in here?

It is nominative singular.

That is because vrč is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing being described as glinen.

A simple way to see the structure is:

• Ovaj vrč = the subject
• je = is
• glinen = made of clay / clay

So vrč stays in the nominative.

Is vrč masculine just because it ends in a consonant?