Koliko djece uči s učiteljicom?

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Breakdown of Koliko djece uči s učiteljicom?

• s: with
• koliko: how many
• dijete: child

Questions & Answers about Koliko djece uči s učiteljicom?

Why is the verb uči singular when we’re talking about multiple children?

In Croatian, when the subject is an unknown or quantified amount expressed with koliko + Genitive (here: koliko djece), the verb usually appears in the 3rd person singular: uči. This treats the whole quantified group as a single unit.

• Standard: Koliko djece uči s učiteljicom?
• Compare: Djeca uče s učiteljicom. (Here the clear plural subject djeca takes plural uče.)
  Using plural after koliko (e.g., Koliko djece uče…) is common colloquially but considered non‑standard in careful speech and writing.

Why is it djece and not djeca after koliko?

Koliko governs the Genitive. With countable nouns you use the Genitive plural, so djeca becomes djece.

• Koliko djece…? = How many children…?
• With mass nouns, you use Genitive singular: Koliko vode? (How much water?)

What exactly is djece the form of, and how do dijete/djeca decline?