U prijavi krađe piše: bicikl je pronađen; potraga završava.

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Breakdown of U prijavi krađe piše: bicikl je pronađen; potraga završava.

• u: in
• pisati: to write
• završiti: to finish

Questions & Answers about U prijavi krađe piše: bicikl je pronađen; potraga završava.

Why is it u prijavi and not u prijava?

Because the preposition u means in here, so it takes the locative case.

The noun prijava changes like this:

• nominative: prijava
• locative singular: prijavi

So u prijavi means in the report.

Why is it krađe and not krađa?

Because krađe is the genitive singular of krađa.

In Croatian, one noun often follows another in the genitive to show what something is about:

• prijava krađe = report of a theft or the theft report

So:

• krađa = theft
• krađe = of theft

This is a very common pattern in Croatian.

What does piše mean here? Is someone literally writing?