Questions & Answers about Vjerojatno ima temperaturu, pa ostaje kod kuće.
What does bold vjerojatno bold mean, and how strong is it compared to bold možda bold?
Why is there no word for he/she? Who is the subject?
Croatian is a pro‑drop language: subject pronouns are usually omitted because the verb ending shows person/number. Here bold ima bold and bold ostaje bold are 3rd person singular, so context supplies he or she. If you want to make it explicit, add bold On/Onа bold at the start.
Why bold temperaturu bold and not bold temperatura bold?
Because bold imati bold (to have) takes a direct object in the accusative case. bold Temperatura bold is a feminine -a noun; its singular accusative is bold temperaturu bold (‑u ending). So bold ima temperaturu bold = has a fever.
Is bold ima temperaturu bold the natural way to say has a fever? What about bold vrućica bold or bold groznica bold?
- Most common: bold ima temperaturu bold (literally has temperature).
- More formal/medical: bold ima povišenu temperaturu bold (has elevated temperature).
- bold vrućica bold also means fever, but you’ll hear bold temperaturu bold more in everyday speech.
- bold groznica bold often implies fever with chills or a bout of fever; it can sound stronger or more medical/literary.