Učiteljica opisuje svoj plan za izlet.

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Breakdown of Učiteljica opisuje svoj plan za izlet.

• za: for
• plan: plan
• svoj: own

Questions & Answers about Učiteljica opisuje svoj plan za izlet.

What does učiteljica tell me about the subject, and how would the sentence change if the teacher were male?

Učiteljica means female teacher. The suffix -ica usually marks a feminine noun in Croatian.

• učitelj = (a) teacher (male or generic)
• učiteljica = (a) teacher (female)

In the sentence Učiteljica opisuje svoj plan za izlet, the subject is clearly a woman.

If the teacher were male, you would say:

• Učitelj opisuje svoj plan za izlet.

Only the noun for teacher changes; the verb opisuje and the rest of the sentence stay the same.

What tense and person is opisuje, and what would the infinitive be?

Opisuje is:

• 3rd person singular
• present tense
• of the verb opisivati = to describe (imperfective aspect)

So opisuje means he/she is describing or he/she describes.

The basic forms:

• infinitive: opisivati (to describe, ongoing/repeated)
• he/she (present): on/ona opisuje
• past (perfect): on/ona je opisivala (she was describing / used to describe) or opisala from the perfective opisati (she described).

Why is used instead of (her), and what is the difference?