Modeliramo mokru glinu.

Modeliramo is the 1st person plural present tense form of the verb modelirati.

So it means we model, we are modeling, or we sculpt, depending on context.

Croatian present tense often covers both:

• we model
• we are modeling

The exact English translation depends on the situation.

The infinitive is modelirati.

A few useful forms are:

• modelirati = to model / to sculpt
• modeliram = I model / I am modeling
• modeliraš = you model
• modelira = he/she/it models
• modeliramo = we model
• modelirate = you (plural/formal) model
• modeliraju = they model

Because mokru glinu is the accusative singular form, used here for the direct object of the verb.

The basic dictionary form is:

• mokra glina = wet clay

But in the sentence, clay is the thing being modeled, so Croatian uses the accusative:

• mokru glinu = wet clay

This is a very common pattern in Croatian:

• nominative: mokra glina
• accusative: mokru glinu

Because adjectives in Croatian usually agree with the noun they describe.

That means the adjective must match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• glina is feminine singular
• as the direct object, it is in the accusative
• so the adjective mokra also has to become accusative feminine singular: mokru

So:

• glina → glinu
• mokra → mokru

Yes. Glina is a feminine noun.

You can tell partly from the ending -a, which is very common for feminine nouns in Croatian.

Its nominative singular form is:

• glina = clay

Its accusative singular form is:

• glinu

Because Croatian often omits subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

The ending -mo in modeliramo already tells you the subject is we.

So:

• Modeliramo mokru glinu. = We are modeling wet clay.
• Mi modeliramo mokru glinu. also means the same thing, but mi adds emphasis, like we in we are modeling wet clay.

It can mean both.

Croatian present tense often corresponds to either:

• we model
• we are modeling

So Modeliramo mokru glinu. can describe:

• a general activity, or
• something happening right now

Context decides which English version sounds best.

It is in the accusative case.

The accusative is commonly used for the direct object of a transitive verb, meaning the thing directly affected by the action.

Here:

• modeliramo = we model
• mokru glinu = the thing we are modeling

So the object takes the accusative.

Yes. Croatian word order is more flexible than English word order because case endings show what each word is doing.

The neutral order here is:

• Modeliramo mokru glinu.

But other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

• Mokru glinu modeliramo.
• Glinu mokru modeliramo. (much less natural in ordinary speech)

The most natural basic sentence is still:

• Modeliramo mokru glinu.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

mo-deh-LEE-rah-mo

A few notes:

• r is rolled or tapped
• stress is not usually marked in normal writing
• each vowel is pronounced clearly

So it should sound more even and crisp than an English pronunciation.

It is a loanword/international word, related to words like model and modeling in other European languages.

That is very common in Croatian. Even if a verb is borrowed, it still behaves like a normal Croatian verb once it is adapted:

• modelirati
• modeliram
• modeliramo

So learners often find it easier to recognize than purely Slavic vocabulary.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Croatian has no articles like a or the, so:

• glina
• glinu

do not by themselves tell you whether it is:

• wet clay
• the wet clay
• some wet clay

You understand that from the situation.

So Modeliramo mokru glinu. could mean:

• We are modeling wet clay
• We are modeling the wet clay

If you want to say wet clay as the direct object in standard Croatian, then mokru is the correct feminine singular accusative form.

The key pattern is:

• nominative: mokra glina
• accusative: mokru glinu

So in this sentence, mokru is required because it agrees with glinu.