Djeca imaju pravo na kratak odmor poslije škole.

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Breakdown of Djeca imaju pravo na kratak odmor poslije škole.

• poslije: after
• dijete: child
• kratak: short

Questions & Answers about Djeca imaju pravo na kratak odmor poslije škole.

Why is djeca used instead of something like djece or djeci?

Djeca is the nominative plural form of dijete (child) and it functions as the subject of the sentence.

• djeca = children (as the doer/subject)
• djece is usually genitive (of children / some children)
• djeci is usually dative/locative (to children / about children)
  This is also an irregular pair: dijete → djeca (not a regular plural like dijeti).

Why is the verb imaju and not ima?

Because the subject djeca is plural, the verb must be 3rd person plural:

• ja imam (I have)
• ti imaš (you have)
• on/ona/ono ima (he/she/it has)
• mi imamo (we have)
• vi imate (you plural have)
• oni/one/ona imaju (they have)

What does the structure imati pravo na mean, grammatically?