Djeca su dobila po dva bombona poslije ručka.

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Breakdown of Djeca su dobila po dva bombona poslije ručka.

• poslije: after
• dijete: child
• ručak: lunch

Questions & Answers about Djeca su dobila po dva bombona poslije ručka.

What is djeca exactly? Is it singular or plural?

Djeca means children. It is the plural of dijete (child), but it is an irregular plural, so it does not look much like the singular.

In this sentence, djeca is in the nominative plural because it is the subject:

• Djeca su dobila... = The children received...

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Why is the past tense written as su dobila instead of one single verb?

Because Croatian normally forms this past tense with two parts:

• su = the auxiliary verb biti in 3rd person plural
• dobila = the l-participle of dobiti (to get/receive)

So:

• djeca su dobila = the children got / received

This is the standard Croatian past tense pattern:

• ja sam dobio/dobila
• ti si dobio/dobila
• oni su dobili
• djeca su dobila

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Why is it dobila and not dobili?