Taj dječak sjedi ispod drveta, dok djevojčica gleda prema brdu.

That boy is sitting under a tree, while the girl is looking toward the hill.

Breakdown of Taj dječak sjedi ispod drveta, dok djevojčica gleda prema brdu.

• dok: while
• sjediti: to sit
• ispod: under
• taj: that

Questions & Answers about Taj dječak sjedi ispod drveta, dok djevojčica gleda prema brdu.

What does taj mean, and why is it taj here?

Taj means that.

It is in the masculine singular nominative form because it describes dječak, which is a masculine singular noun and the subject of the sentence.

A useful comparison:

• ovaj dječak = this boy
• taj dječak = that boy
• onaj dječak = that boy over there

So taj has to match dječak in gender, number, and case.

Why is there no word for the before djevojčica?

Croatian does not have articles like English a or the.

So:

• djevojčica can mean a girl or the girl
• the exact meaning depends on context

If you want to be more specific, Croatian often uses:

• word order
• context
• demonstratives such as ova, ta, ona

So djevojčica by itself is completely normal.

Why is it ispod drveta and not ispod drvo?