Oni putuju novim autobusom sutra.

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Breakdown of Oni putuju novim autobusom sutra.

• autobus: bus
• putovati: to travel
• novi: new

Questions & Answers about Oni putuju novim autobusom sutra.

Why is the verb putuju used instead of the infinitive putovati?

In Croatian every finite verb must be conjugated for person, number and tense. Putovati is the infinitive form (to travel). Putuju is the 3rd person plural present‐tense (imperfective) form, meaning “they travel” or “they are traveling.”

Why is novi autobus changed to novim autobusom?

Croatian uses the instrumental case to express “by” or “with” when indicating means of transport. Here autobus (bus) is masculine inanimate, so its instrumental singular ending is -om (autobus → autobusom). The adjective novi also takes the instrumental ending -im, giving novim autobusom (“by/with the new bus”).

Could you show me the declension pattern for novi autobus in the instrumental singular?

Singular Instrumental for “new bus”:

• Adjective novi → novim
• Noun autobus → autobusom
  Together: novim autobusom.

For reference, here are the full singular forms of autobus (masc. inanimate):
• Nominative: autobus
• Genitive: autobusa
• Dative: autobusu
• Accusative: autobus
• Vocative: autobuse
• Locative: autobusu
• Instrumental: autobusom

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