Djeca skupljaju školjke pokraj stijena dok se mi sunčamo na ležaljkama.

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Breakdown of Djeca skupljaju školjke pokraj stijena dok se mi sunčamo na ležaljkama.

• dok: while
• dijete: child
• na: on

Questions & Answers about Djeca skupljaju školjke pokraj stijena dok se mi sunčamo na ležaljkama.

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Croatian does not have articles like English the and a/an.

So:

• djeca can mean children or the children
• školjke can mean shells or the shells
• stijena can mean rocks or the rocks
• ležaljkama can mean deck chairs / loungers or the deck chairs / loungers

Whether something is definite or indefinite is usually understood from context.

Why does djeca take the plural verb skupljaju?

Because djeca means children, and it takes plural agreement.

A learner may notice that djeca does not look like a typical plural form, but it is the normal plural of dijete (child). In standard Croatian, it goes with:

• plural verbs: Djeca skupljaju
• plural adjectives: mala djeca

So skupljaju is plural because the subject is djeca.

Why is školjke in that form?

Školjke is the direct object of , so it is in the .