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U predsoblju sada držimo kišobrane, a u ostavi sve što ne stane u kuhinju.
Meaning
Now we keep umbrellas in the entryway, and in the pantry everything that doesn’t fit in the kitchen.
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Breakdown of U predsoblju sada držimo kišobrane, a u ostavi sve što ne stane u kuhinju.
ne
not
u
in
sada
now
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and
Questions & Answers about U predsoblju sada držimo kišobrane, a u ostavi sve što ne stane u kuhinju.
Why do we have u predsoblju and u ostavi, but u kuhinju?
Because u can take two different cases in Croatian:
- u + locative = location, in / inside
- u + accusative = direction or movement into
So here:
- u predsoblju = in the hallway / entryway → location
- u ostavi = in the pantry / storage room → location
- u kuhinju = into the kitchen → the idea is fit into the kitchen
That is why kuhinju is accusative, while predsoblju and ostavi are locative.
A useful contrast:
- u kuhinji = in the kitchen
- u kuhinju = into the kitchen
What form is držimo?
Držimo is the 1st person plural present tense of držati.
So it means we keep, we hold, or we store, depending on context.
Here it means we keep/store.
Breakdown:
- infinitive: držati
- ja držim = I keep
- mi držimo = we keep