Questions & Answers about Moj gležanj je još bolan.
Why is it moj gležanj and not just gležanj?
Moj means my, so moj gležanj literally means my ankle.
In Croatian, possessive words like moj, tvoj, njegov, njezin agree with the noun they describe. Since gležanj is:
- masculine
- singular
- nominative
the correct form is moj.
That said, Croatian sometimes omits possessives when ownership is obvious from context, especially with body parts. So depending on the situation, a speaker might also say something like Gležanj me još boli or Gležanj mi je još bolan. But moj gležanj is perfectly clear and correct.
What does gležanj mean exactly, and what gender is it?
Gležanj means ankle.
It is a masculine noun in Croatian. You can tell that from the adjective and possessive forms used with it:
- moj gležanj
- bolan gležanj
Because it is masculine singular, adjectives describing it also take masculine singular forms.
Why is je used here?