Questions & Answers about Danas je posao lakši.
What are the parts of speech and grammatical forms in this sentence?
- Danas — adverb meaning today.
- je — clitic, 3rd person singular present of the verb biti (to be) = is.
- posao — noun, masculine, nominative singular; the subject.
- lakši — comparative adjective of lak (easy/light), nominative masculine singular; predicate adjective agreeing with posao.
Why is there no article like the or a before posao?
Croatian has no articles. Definiteness is inferred from context, word order, or modifiers. Danas je posao lakši can correspond to English The work is easier today or Work is easier today. If you specifically mean today’s work, you can also say Današnji posao je lakši (Today’s work is easier).
What case are posao and lakši in, and why?
Both are in the nominative singular masculine. In Croatian, with the copula biti (to be), the subject (posao) and the predicate noun/adjective (lakši) are in the nominative and must agree in gender and number.
Why lakši and not lakše?
- lakši is the masculine adjective form (agreeing with posao).
- lakše can be either the neuter adjective or an adverb meaning more easily. You need an adjective to describe a noun: Danas je posao lakši. If you want an adverb, use a verb: Danas je lakše raditi (It’s easier to work today).
How is the comparative lakši formed? Can I say više lak?