Breakdown of Doktor kaže da moramo smanjiti količinu šećera u čaju.
u
in
morati
to have to
čaj
tea
doktor
doctor
Questions & Answers about Doktor kaže da moramo smanjiti količinu šećera u čaju.
Why is there no word for the or a in Doktor?
Croatian has no articles, so there is no separate word for the or a/an.
So:
- Doktor can mean doctor, the doctor, or sometimes a doctor
- the exact meaning depends on context
In this sentence, Doktor kaže... is naturally understood as The doctor says...
What does kaže da mean?
Kaže means says, and da means that when it introduces a clause.
So:
- Doktor kaže = The doctor says
- da moramo smanjiti... = that we must reduce...
This is a very common pattern in Croatian:
- Mislim da... = I think that...
- Znam da... = I know that...
- Kaže da... = He/She says that...
Unlike English, Croatian often keeps da where English might sometimes omit that.
Why is it moramo? What form is that?