Sestra želi raditi kao urednica u velikom časopisu.

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Breakdown of Sestra želi raditi kao urednica u velikom časopisu.

• u: in
• sestra: sister
• raditi: to work

Questions & Answers about Sestra želi raditi kao urednica u velikom časopisu.

1. Why is there no word for the or a (no article) before sestra, urednica, or časopisu?

Croatian does not use articles like a, an, or the at all.

So:

• Sestra can mean a sister, the sister, or my sister, depending on context.
• urednica can mean an editor or the editor.
• u velikom časopisu can mean in a big magazine or in the big magazine.

If you want to make it clear it’s your sister, you usually add a possessive:

• Moja sestra želi raditi kao urednica u velikom časopisu.
  = My sister wants to work as an editor in a big magazine.

2. What is the role of želi in the sentence, and why is raditi in the infinitive?