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How do you use Chakavian in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Chakavian in a sentence

Chakavian meaning

One of the main supradialects spoken in Croatia.

Using Chakavian

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the main supradialects spoken in Croatia.

Context around Chakavian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

conservative 1×

Often after:

dialect 1× kajkavian 1×

Sentence patterns with Chakavian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

area was chakavian kajkavian or 1× occupied by chakavian and kajkavian 1× the conservative chakavian dialect on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

due to population 1× on one extreme 1×

Common sentence endings:

in its entirety 1× in the northwest 1× or shtokavian based 1×

Words around Chakavian

Just before it in the word index:

chakas 3 chakari 2 chakanyuka 4 chakan 15 chakale 2 chakaka 2

Just after it in the word index:

chakhansuri 2 chakhaza 2 chakhesang 5 chaki 2 chakiris 2 chakka 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Chakavian

  • In this selection, "chakavian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, conservative, dialect and kajkavian stand out and add context to how "chakavian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include area was chakavian kajkavian or and occupied by chakavian and kajkavian. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chakavian" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chakavian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These začinjavci were the forerunners of the rich literary production of the 16th-century literature, which, depending on the area, was Chakavian-, Kajkavian-, or Shtokavian-based. (26 words)

On one extreme, Serbo-Croatian preserves the system nearly unchanged (even more so in the conservative Chakavian dialect ); on the other, Macedonian has basically lost the system in its entirety. (30 words)

Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest). (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest). (32 words)

On one extreme, Serbo-Croatian preserves the system nearly unchanged (even more so in the conservative Chakavian dialect ); on the other, Macedonian has basically lost the system in its entirety. (30 words)

These začinjavci were the forerunners of the rich literary production of the 16th-century literature, which, depending on the area, was Chakavian-, Kajkavian-, or Shtokavian-based. (26 words)

Example sentences (3)

Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest).

On one extreme, Serbo-Croatian preserves the system nearly unchanged (even more so in the conservative Chakavian dialect ); on the other, Macedonian has basically lost the system in its entirety.

These začinjavci were the forerunners of the rich literary production of the 16th-century literature, which, depending on the area, was Chakavian-, Kajkavian-, or Shtokavian-based.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chakavian" in a sentence?
An example: "Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest)." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "chakavian" from authentic English texts.
What does "chakavian" mean?
Chakavian means: One of the main supradialects spoken in Croatia.
How many example sentences with "chakavian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "chakavian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.