Djecu

djecu is the accusative singular form of the South Slavic noun dijete, which means “child” or “children” in languages such as Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Montenegrin. The word appears in the plural accusative case, used when the noun functions as the direct object of a verb or follows certain prepositions that govern the accusative. In the standard nominative plural, the form is djeca, while the genitive, dative and locative plural is djeca or djece, depending on dialect. The accusative plural djecu is thus distinct from the nominative and reflects the case‑sensitive nature of Slavic grammar.

Examples of usage include sentences like “Vidim djecu u parku” (I see the children in the park) or “Učitelj poziva djecu na nastavu” (The teacher calls the children to class). The form also appears in idiomatic expressions, literary titles and official documents, especially in contexts concerning education, health and child welfare.

Grammatically, the accusative plural of neuter nouns in Serbo‑Croatian often ends in ‑u, a pattern shared with other neuter plurals such as žene (“women”) becoming žene in the accusative. The suffix‑u marks the case rather than indicating gender, and the form is invariant across the different standard variants of the language.

In digital text and online resources, the term djecu is indexed under entries related to child development, pedagogy and legal terminology concerning minors. Its correct usage is important for precise communication in both spoken and written forms of the South Slavic languages.