Tablet je na stolu.

to be

Breakdown of Tablet je na stolu.

• na: on
• stol: table
• tablet: tablet

Questions & Answers about Tablet je na stolu.

How do you pronounce Tablet je na stolu?

Roughly:

• Tablet – TAH-blet

  • a like in father
  • e like in bed
  • Stress on the first syllable: TAH-blet

• je – ye (like ye in yes)

• na – nah (short a, like in father but very short)

• stolu – STO-lu

  • sto like “stow” in English, but with a pure o
  • lu like loo
  • Stress on STO

Altogether: TAH-blet ye nah STO-lu (with fairly even, clear vowels).

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Croatian has no articles (no the, no a/an).

• Tablet je na stolu can mean:
  • The tablet is on the table, or
  • A tablet is on the table, depending on context.

Croatian usually shows definiteness (roughly, the vs a) through:

• Context / what was already mentioned
• Word order and emphasis
• Sometimes demonstratives like (that), (this):