Breakdown of Poslije ručka nećakinja pravi mačku od plastelina.
mačka
cat
poslije
after
ručak
lunch
praviti
to make
Questions & Answers about Poslije ručka nećakinja pravi mačku od plastelina.
Why is ručka in that form instead of ručak?
Because poslije takes the genitive case.
- dictionary form: ručak = lunch
- genitive singular: ručka
So:
- poslije ručka = after lunch
This is very common in Croatian: certain prepositions require a specific case, and poslije is one of the prepositions that uses the genitive.
What exactly does poslije mean, and can I also say nakon?
Poslije means after. In this sentence, it introduces a time expression:
- Poslije ručka = after lunch
Yes, you can also say nakon ručka. Both are natural and common.
A rough comparison:
- poslije = after
- nakon = after
In many everyday contexts, they are interchangeable.
Why is nećakinja the subject of the sentence?