Questions & Answers about Ona dnevno uči hrvatski.
Can you break down the meaning of each word in Ona dnevno uči hrvatski?
Word by word:
- Ona – she (3rd person singular feminine subject pronoun)
- dnevno – daily / per day / every day (adverb of frequency/time, from dan = day)
- uči – (she) learns / studies (3rd person singular present of učiti)
- hrvatski – Croatian (language) (literally “Croatian”, underlyingly hrvatski jezik = Croatian language)
So the whole sentence means “She studies/learns Croatian every day / on a daily basis.”
Do I have to say ona, or can I drop the subject pronoun?
You can drop it. Croatian is a pro‑drop language: the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
- Ona dnevno uči hrvatski. – She studies Croatian daily.
- Dnevno uči hrvatski. – (She) studies Croatian daily.
Both are correct. Using ona adds a bit of emphasis or clarity, for example when you’re contrasting people:
- Ona dnevno uči hrvatski, a on uči samo vikendom.
She studies Croatian daily, and he studies only on weekends.
Where can dnevno go in the sentence? Is the word order fixed?