Ovaj muškarac je lončar.

to be

Breakdown of Ovaj muškarac je lončar.

• ovaj: this
• lončar: potter
• muškarac: man; adult male

Questions & Answers about Ovaj muškarac je lončar.

Why is it ovaj and not ova or ovo?

Because ovaj has to agree with muškarac in gender, number, and case. Muškarac is masculine singular nominative, so the correct demonstrative is ovaj.

Compare:

• ovaj muškarac = this man
• ova žena = this woman
• ovo dijete = this child

What case is muškarac in?

It is in the nominative singular. The nominative is the case normally used for the subject of the sentence, and it is also the form you usually find in a dictionary.

Is muškarac the same as čovjek?

Not exactly.

• muškarac specifically means an adult male / a man
• čovjek can mean human being, person, or sometimes man, depending on context

In this sentence, muškarac is the more precise word if you want to identify someone as male.

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