Questions & Answers about Dječak čvrsto drži crveni balon.
What case is dječak, and why does it have that form?
Dječak is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence: the boy is the one doing the action.
The basic dictionary form is dječak = boy.
In this sentence:
- dječak = subject
- drži = verb
- balon = object
So the structure is basically subject + adverb + verb + object.
Why is the verb drži and not držati?
Držati is the infinitive, meaning to hold.
Drži is the 3rd person singular present tense form, meaning he/she/it holds.
It matches dječak, which is he:
- ja držim = I hold
- ti držiš = you hold
- on/ona drži = he/she holds
So Dječak drži... literally means The boy holds...
What does čvrsto mean here, and what kind of word is it?