Možemo premjestiti kauč bliže prozoru, da bude više svjetla.

We can move the couch closer to the window so there is more light.

Breakdown of Možemo premjestiti kauč bliže prozoru, da bude više svjetla.

• biti: to be
• moći: to be able to
• prozor: window
• više: more

Questions & Answers about Možemo premjestiti kauč bliže prozoru, da bude više svjetla.

Why does the sentence start with Možemo? Is that we can or can we?

Možemo is we can / we are able to (1st person plural present of moći).
As written, it’s a statement: We can move the couch...
To make it a question, you typically add li: Možemo li premjestiti... ? (Can we move...?)

Why is premjestiti in the infinitive, and what’s the difference between premjestiti and premještati?

After modal verbs like moći (can), Croatian commonly uses an infinitive: možemo + infinitive.
Aspect difference:

• premjestiti = perfective (one completed move, result-focused)
• premještati = imperfective (moving around in general, repeatedly, process-focused)
  Here the idea is a single, concrete action, so premjestiti fits.

Is kauč masculine, and why does it look the same here as in the dictionary form?

Yes, kauč is masculine. In this sentence it’s the direct object, so it’s in the accusative. For many masculine inanimate nouns, accusative = nominative, so kauč stays kauč.

Why is it bliže prozoru and not something like bliže prozor or bliže prozora?