Questions & Answers about Jedemo večeru zajedno svaki dan.
What is the tense and person of jedemo?
jedemo is the present tense, first person plural form of the verb jesti (to eat). Conjugation in the present tense looks like this:
- ja jedem (I eat)
- ti jedeš (you eat)
- on/ona/ono jede (he/she/it eats)
- mi jedemo (we eat)
- vi jedete (you all eat)
- oni/one/ona jedu (they eat)
Why is večeru in the accusative case?
Because večera (dinner) is the direct object of the verb jesti, it takes the accusative case. As a feminine noun ending in –a, its singular accusative form changes that ending to –u. Hence večera → večeru.
What part of speech is zajedno, and why is it positioned there?
zajedno is an adverb meaning “together.” In Croatian, adverbs are relatively free in word order. You can say:
- Jedemo večeru zajedno svaki dan.
- Jedemo zajedno večeru svaki dan.
- Svaki dan jedemo večeru zajedno.
The position can shift for emphasis or rhythm, but the meaning stays the same.
Why use svaki dan here, and could we say svakog dana instead?