Sudac kupuje odijelo.

The judge is buying a suit.

Breakdown of Sudac kupuje odijelo.

• kupovati: to buy
• sudac: a judge
• odijelo: a suit (clothing)

Questions & Answers about Sudac kupuje odijelo.

Why is there no word for the or a in Sudac kupuje odijelo?

Croatian does not have articles like English the and a/an.

So Sudac kupuje odijelo can mean:

• The judge is buying a suit
• A judge is buying the suit
• The judge buys a suit

The exact meaning depends on context, not on an article.

What case is sudac, and why?

Sudac is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the person doing the action.

Here, the action is kupuje (is buying / buys), and sudac is the one performing it.

So:

• sudac = nominative singular
• role = subject

Why doesn’t odijelo change form even though it is the object?