Preko granice putujemo autobusom.

bus

Breakdown of Preko granice putujemo autobusom.

• putovati: to travel
• granica: border
• preko: across

Questions & Answers about Preko granice putujemo autobusom.

What is the literal, word‑for‑word breakdown of Preko granice putujemo autobusom?

• preko – across, over (a preposition that takes the genitive case)
• granice – of (the) border (genitive singular of granica = border)
• putujemo – we travel / we are traveling (1st person plural present of putovati)
• autobusom – by bus (instrumental singular of autobus = bus, used for “by means of”)

Very literal: “Across (the) border we travel by bus.”
Natural English: “We travel across the border by bus.”

Why is granice in that form and not granica or granicu?

Because of the preposition preko.

• preko always (in standard Croatian) governs the genitive case.
• The noun granica (border) in the genitive singular is granice.

So:

• nominative: granica – border (as the subject)
• accusative: granicu – often “to the border” with na (e.g. na granicu)
• genitive: granice – “of (the) border” → used after preko

Therefore preko + granice is the correct combination.
Forms like preko granica (genitive plural) or preko granicu (accusative) are not correct here.