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Gdje je vaš auto?

Gdje je vaš auto?
Where is your car?
FromLesson 2inHardcore Croatian
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Breakdown of Gdje je vaš auto?

biti
to be
gdje
where
auto
car
vaš
your

Questions & Answers about Gdje je vaš auto?

What does gdje mean?
Gdje is an interrogative adverb meaning where. It’s used to ask about the location of someone or something.
Why is je used here?
Je is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb biti (to be). It corresponds to is in English, as in “Where is…”.
Is vaš always formal?

Vaš is the possessive pronoun for your in the second-person plural. It can be used for: • Polite singular address (formal you)
• Addressing more than one person
If you’re speaking informally to one friend, you’d use tvoj instead.

Why is auto in the nominative case?
After the verb biti (to be), the noun that follows remains in the nominative case. Here auto (car) is the subject, so it stays nominative.
How do I pronounce gdje and auto?

• Gdje: pronounce it roughly G-dyeh
– g as in go, then dje as dyeh
• Auto: pronounce it ow-toh
– au like the ow in cow, o like in more

Can I ask this question in a more colloquial way?

Yes. Informally you might hear:
Di je tvoj auto?
Here di is a dialectal variant of gdje, and tvoj is the informal singular possessive pronoun.

How would I ask Where are my keys? in Croatian?

You keep gdje, but because keys (ključevi) is plural, you need the plural form of biti, which is su. Also use moji for my (plural):
Gdje su moji ključevi?

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