Questions & Answers about Imate li karticu ili plaćate gotovinom?
Why is it Imate li instead of Da li imate or just Imate?
Croatian yes/no questions can be formed in several ways:
Why does karticu end in -u?
Because it’s the accusative singular of the feminine noun kartica after the verb imati (to have), which takes a direct object:
- Nominative: kartica (card)
- Accusative: karticu (a/the card, as object)
- Instrumental: karticom (by card)
Why is gotovinom in the instrumental case?
With paying, Croatian uses the instrumental to express the means: plaćati/platiti + instrumental = “to pay by/with.”
- gotovina (cash) → instrumental: gotovinom
- Examples: Plaćam karticom. / Plaćam gotovinom.