Pobjednik slavi pobjedu.

The winner celebrates the victory.

Breakdown of Pobjednik slavi pobjedu.

• pobjeda: victory
• slaviti: to celebrate
• pobjednik: a winner

Questions & Answers about Pobjednik slavi pobjedu.

Why is pobjednik in that form?

Pobjednik is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence, the person doing the action.

• pobjednik = winner
• It is a masculine noun
• Singular, because we are talking about one winner

So in Pobjednik slavi pobjedu, pobjednik is the one who celebrates.

Why does pobjeda become pobjedu?

Because it is the direct object of the verb slaviti.

In Croatian, the direct object usually goes into the accusative case. The basic dictionary form is:

• pobjeda = victory

But after a verb like slaviti, you need the accusative singular:

• pobjeda → pobjedu

So:

• Pobjednik = subject, nominative
• pobjedu = object, accusative

Are pobjednik and pobjedu related words?