Word
Djeca gledaju veliki mjehurić u parku.
Meaning
The children are looking at a big bubble in the park.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Djeca gledaju veliki mjehurić u parku.
What does each word in Djeca gledaju veliki mjehurić u parku do?
Here is a word-by-word breakdown:
- Djeca = children
- gledaju = watch / are watching
- veliki = big
- mjehurić = bubble
- u = in
- parku = park, here in the form meaning in the park
So the structure is:
- Djeca = subject
- gledaju = verb
- veliki mjehurić = direct object
- u parku = location
Why is djeca used here? Is it singular or plural?
Djeca means children. In English, that is clearly plural, and in Croatian it also behaves as plural for agreement in sentences like this one.
That is why the verb is gledaju and not gleda:
- Dijete gleda = The child is watching
- Djeca gledaju = The children are watching
So for a beginner, the important thing is: djeca means children and takes a plural verb.
Why is the verb gledaju? And why is there no extra word for ?