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Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / A5 Word Order 518 / 600

Two or more words that count, if they form a "phrase", can together occupy the

first position:

Moj prijatelj je ovdje. My friend is here.

These "phrases" are absolutely never split:

Hold the 1st position: never split

preposition + word

U sobi je hladno.

It's cold in the room.

ne¨ + verb

Ne bojim se.

I'm not afraid.

These "phrases", where one noun is described by another, are very rarely split:

Hold the 1st position: very rarely split

noun + za¨ + noun in A

Četka za kosu je u ladici.

The hairbrush is in the drawer.

noun + na¨ + noun in A

Igračke na baterije su jeftine.

Battery-powered toys are cheap.

noun + od¨ + noun in G

Sok od naranče je u frižideru.

The orange juice is in the fridge.

noun + noun in G

Kraj filma je glup.

The end of the movie is stupid.

These "phrases" are very rarely split in speech, but you can see them split in formal

writing:

Hold the 1st position: split in formal writing

adjective(s) + noun

Moj stari prijatelj je ovdje.

My old friend is here.

preposition +

adjective(s) + noun

U mojoj sobi je hladno.

It's cold in my room.

names

Ivana Horvat je ovdje.

Ivana Horvat is here.

time expressions

Godina dana je prošla.

A year passed.

Standard Croatian manuals often suggest breaking down such phrases and placing

the second-position words mechanically; this is very rare in speech (except on Public

Radio and TV):

Moj je prijatelj ovdje. (formal)

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