Susjeda mi pravi društvo dok čekam autobus.

bus

Breakdown of Susjeda mi pravi društvo dok čekam autobus.

• dok: while
• mi: me (dative short form)
• čekati: to wait

Questions & Answers about Susjeda mi pravi društvo dok čekam autobus.

Why is it Susjeda and not Susjed or Susjedica?

Susjeda here is a feminine noun meaning (female) neighbor. Croatian often forms the feminine counterpart of susjed (male neighbor) as susjeda (female neighbor).

• susjed = male neighbor
• susjeda = female neighbor
  (susjedica can exist, but susjeda is the normal, everyday word for a female neighbor.)

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What case is Susjeda in, and why?

It’s nominative singular because it’s the subject of the sentence (the person doing the action): The neighbor is keeping me company.

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What does mi mean here, and why is it placed after the first word?

mi is the dative clitic meaning to me / for me. In this sentence it marks the person who benefits from the action: she’s keeping company to me (i.e., keeping me company).
Croatian clitics (short unstressed words like mi, me, ti, mu, je, se) usually come in the second position in the clause, which is why mi appears right after Susjeda.

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