Muzej čuva djelo.

The museum preserves the work.

Breakdown of Muzej čuva djelo.

• muzej: museum
• čuvati: to guard
• djelo: a deed; a created work

Questions & Answers about Muzej čuva djelo.

Why is there no word for the or a in Muzej čuva djelo?

Croatian normally does not use articles.

So muzej can mean the museum or a museum, and djelo can mean the work/artwork or a work/artwork. The exact meaning depends on context.

In other words, Croatian often leaves definiteness unstated unless the context makes it clear.

What do the words muzej, čuva, and djelo each mean grammatically?

They break down like this:

• muzej = a noun, masculine singular
• čuva = a verb, 3rd person singular present tense
• djelo = a noun, neuter singular

So the structure is:

• Muzej = subject
• čuva = verb
• djelo = direct object

This is a very standard subject–verb–object sentence.

What form of the verb is čuva?