Sklopiva stolica stoji između prijatelja.

The folding chair stands between the friends.

Breakdown of Sklopiva stolica stoji između prijatelja.

• prijatelj: friend
• između: between
• stajati: to stand
• sklopiva stolica: a folding chair

Questions & Answers about Sklopiva stolica stoji između prijatelja.

Why is it sklopiva stolica and not some other adjective form?

Because the adjective has to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

• stolica is feminine singular nominative
• so the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative
• that gives sklopiva

If the noun changed, the adjective would change too:

• sklopivi stolac = a folding chair/stool (masculine)
• sklopivo sjedalo = a folding seat (neuter)

What exactly does sklopiva mean?

Sklopiva means folding or foldable.

It comes from the idea of folding something up. In this sentence, it describes the chair as a folding chair.

So:

• sklopiva stolica = folding chair

Why is stolica in this form?

Here, stolica is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

That is the basic dictionary form of the noun:

• stolica = chair

Because there is only one chair, it is singular. Because stolica is a feminine noun, the adjective also matches it.