Breakdown of Učiteljica ponavlja pitanje polako.
učiteljica
teacher
pitanje
question
polako
slowly
ponavljati
to repeat
Questions & Answers about Učiteljica ponavlja pitanje polako.
Why is there no word for the in Učiteljica ponavlja pitanje polako?
Croatian does not use definite or indefinite articles like the or a/an.
Whether you mean a teacher or the teacher is understood from context, not from a separate word.
So:
- Učiteljica ponavlja pitanje polako can mean:
- The teacher repeats the question slowly, or
- A teacher repeats the question slowly,
depending on what has been mentioned or is known in the conversation.
How do we know the teacher is female in Učiteljica?
The noun učiteljica is grammatically feminine and usually refers to a female teacher.
- Masculine: učitelj (teacher, male)
- Feminine: učiteljica (teacher, female)
The ending -ica is a common feminine ending in Croatian, often derived from a masculine form:
- student → studentica
- prijatelj (friend, male) → prijateljica (friend, female)
What is the infinitive of ponavlja, and what does it mean?
The infinitive (dictionary form) is ponavljati.
- ponavljati = to repeat, to be repeating (imperfective aspect, ongoing or repeated action)
- = he/she/it repeats, is repeating (3rd person singular, present tense)