Breakdown of Provjerite vodu za piće, konzerviranu hranu i rokove trajanja.
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provjeriti
to check
voda za piće
drinking water
konzervirana hrana
canned food
Questions & Answers about Provjerite vodu za piće, konzerviranu hranu i rokove trajanja.
What form is provjerite?
Provjerite is the imperative form of provjeriti, meaning check.
More specifically, it is the 2nd person plural imperative. Croatian uses this form:
- when speaking to more than one person
- or as a polite/formal command to one person
- and very often in instructions, warnings, and notices
So in a sentence like this, provjerite sounds natural for an instruction such as Check ...
Why are vodu, konzerviranu hranu, and rokove in these forms?
Because they are all direct objects of provjerite.
After a verb like provjeriti (to check), Croatian normally uses the accusative case for the thing being checked.
That is why you get:
- voda → vodu
- konzervirana hrana → konzerviranu hranu
- rokovi → rokove
So the sentence is listing three things to check, and all of them are in the accusative.
Why is it vodu za piće? What does za piće mean here?