Profesorica kaže da moramo točno upotrijebiti akuzativ.

The professor says that we have to use the accusative correctly.

Breakdown of Profesorica kaže da moramo točno upotrijebiti akuzativ.

• morati: to have to
• da: that
• kazati: to say
• profesorica: professor

Questions & Answers about Profesorica kaže da moramo točno upotrijebiti akuzativ.

Why is it profesorica and not profesor?

Profesorica means female professor/teacher, while profesor is masculine.

So:

• profesor = a male professor
• profesorica = a female professor

Since the sentence is talking about a woman, Croatian uses profesorica.

What does kaže mean, and what form is it?

Kaže means says or is saying.

It is the 3rd person singular present tense of kazati / reći in the sense of to say:

• ja kažem = I say
• ti kažeš = you say
• on/ona kaže = he/she says

Here, Profesorica kaže = The professor says.

Why is there a da in the sentence?