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Danas u parku skupljamo smeće i učimo kako reciklirati papir i plastične boce.
Meaning
Today in the park we are collecting trash and learning how to recycle paper and plastic bottles.
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Breakdown of Danas u parku skupljamo smeće i učimo kako reciklirati papir i plastične boce.
u
in
i
and
učiti
to learn
danas
today
Questions & Answers about Danas u parku skupljamo smeće i učimo kako reciklirati papir i plastične boce.
What tense are skupljamo and učimo, and do they mean we collect / we are collecting and we learn / we are learning?
Both skupljamo and učimo are in the present tense, 1st person plural (we).
- skupljamo = we collect / we are collecting
- učimo = we learn / we are learning
Croatian does not have a separate continuous (progressive) tense like English. The same present form covers both:
- Danas skupljamo smeće.
→ Today we collect trash or Today we are collecting trash.
The context word danas (today) makes it clear that the action is happening now, so both English translations are possible.
Why is it u parku and not something like na parku? What case is parku?
U parku uses:
- u
- locative case of park (parku) to show location: in the park / at the park.
In Croatian:
u (in) + locative → being inside / within a space
- u kući (in the house)
- u školi (at school)
- u parku (in the park)
na (on, at) + locative → or certain open/public places