Questions & Answers about Pomakni stol bliže prozoru, molim te.
Why is the verb pomakni used here?
Pomakni is the imperative form of the verb pomaknuti (to move / shift), used when telling someone to do something.
A native English speaker might also notice that Croatian often chooses between perfective and imperfective verbs:
- pomaknuti = perfective, focusing on the action as a completed result
- micati / pomicati = imperfective, focusing more on the ongoing movement or repeated action
So Pomakni stol sounds like:
- move the table / shift the table
with the idea of getting it into a new position.
If you used an imperfective imperative instead, it could sound more like be moving the table or move it around, depending on context.
Why is there no word for you in the sentence?
In Croatian, the subject is often left out because the verb form already shows who the command is addressed to.
- pomakni = move! addressed to you (singular, informal)
So the sentence does not need ti.
Including ti would usually sound unnecessary unless you wanted emphasis, contrast, or emotion.
Why is it stol and not some different form like stola?