Stariji građanin misli da se država mijenja presporo.

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Breakdown of Stariji građanin misli da se država mijenja presporo.

• da: that
• stariji: older
• država: state

Questions & Answers about Stariji građanin misli da se država mijenja presporo.

Why is it stariji građanin instead of stari građanin? What nuance does stariji add?

Both stari građanin and stariji građanin are grammatically correct, but the nuance is different:

• stari građanin = an old citizen (just describing age; can sound a bit blunt or neutral-to-negative, depending on context).
• stariji građanin = an older / elderly citizen.

stariji is the comparative form of star (old), literally “older”. In practice, stariji građanin is very often used in a polite or neutral way to mean an elderly person, similar to English “a senior citizen” or “an older person”, not necessarily in direct comparison to someone else.

So here stariji sounds more respectful and less harsh than stari.

What gender and number is građanin, and how would I say “elderly female citizen” or “elderly citizens”?