Djeci je zanimljivo kad netko donese nove igračke na sastanak u učionicu.

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Breakdown of Djeci je zanimljivo kad netko donese nove igračke na sastanak u učionicu.

• u: in
• nov: new
• kad: when

Questions & Answers about Djeci je zanimljivo kad netko donese nove igračke na sastanak u učionicu.

Why is Djeci used instead of Djeca?

Djeca is nominative plural (“children”) and would be used as the grammatical subject.

Here we have Djeci, which is dative plural (“to the children”). Croatian often uses the dative to mark the experiencer of a feeling or state:

• Djeci je zanimljivo. – It is interesting to the children.
• Djeci je dosadno. – The children are bored (literally: It is boring to the children).
• Meni je hladno. – I am cold (literally: It is cold to me).

So Djeci answers “to whom is it interesting?” and that’s why it is in the dative case, not nominative.

Why is it je zanimljivo and not su zanimljivi?