Ljetni dan u našem gradu je sunčan i topao.

The summer day in our city is sunny and warm.

Breakdown of Ljetni dan u našem gradu je sunčan i topao.

• biti: to be
• topao: warm
• grad: city
• u: in

Questions & Answers about Ljetni dan u našem gradu je sunčan i topao.

Why is it ljetni dan and not ljeto dan or ljetan dan?

In Croatian, when you want to say “summer day”, you normally use an adjective derived from the noun:

• ljeto = summer (noun)
• ljetni = summer (adjective, masculine singular)
• dan = day (masculine noun)

So:

• ljetni dan = “summer day” (literally: summer-y day)

Ljetan technically exists as an adjective but is rare and feels literary or old-fashioned. The regular, natural choice is ljetni dan.

Why is dan masculine, and how does that affect the other words?