Za rođendan slavimo u parku s obitelji.

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Breakdown of Za rođendan slavimo u parku s obitelji.

• s: with
• park: park
• obitelj: family

Questions & Answers about Za rođendan slavimo u parku s obitelji.

Why does the sentence start with Za rođendan and not something like Na rođendan?

Both za rođendan and na rođendan can be used in Croatian, but they don’t mean exactly the same thing.

• za rođendan (literally “for (the) birthday”) with za + accusative:

  • Often expresses occasion or purpose.
  • Very common in phrases like:
    • Za rođendan slavimo u parku. – For (someone’s) birthday we celebrate in the park.
    • Što želiš za rođendan? – What do you want for your birthday?

• na rođendan (literally “on (the) birthday”) with na + accusative/locative:

  • Often means “on the day of the birthday” or “(at) the birthday party”.
  • E.g. Na rođendan sam uvijek s prijateljima. – On my birthday I am always with friends.

In your sentence, za rođendan focuses on the occasion (“for the birthday [occasion] we celebrate in the park”), which is very natural here.

What case is rođendan in, and why doesn’t its form change?