Breakdown of Naša sigurnost je jako važna.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
važan
important
naš
our
jako
very, strongly (colloquial)
sigurnost
security
Questions & Answers about Naša sigurnost je jako važna.
Wait, sigurnost ends in a consonant. How do we know it's a feminine noun?
Most nouns ending in a consonant are masculine, but words ending in the suffix -ost (like sigurnost for security, radost for joy, or mogućnost for possibility) are an exception. They belong to a special group of feminine nouns called "i-declension" nouns.
If sigurnost doesn't end in -a, why do the words naša and važna end in -a?
Adjectives and pronouns always have to match the grammatical gender of the noun they describe, not its physical ending. Since sigurnost is grammatically feminine, both naš (our) and važan (important) must take their standard feminine forms: naša and važna.
The lesson covers both Nominative and Accusative. Would sigurnost change if it were the object of a sentence?
No, it stays exactly the same! For these feminine consonant-ending nouns, the Nominative (subject) and Accusative (direct object) forms are identical in the singular. For example, if you said "We need our security", it would be Trebamo našu sigurnost. Notice that the adjective changes to našu to show it is the object, but the noun sigurnost doesn't change at all.
Does sigurnost mean "security" or "safety"?
It means both! Croatian doesn't typically distinguish between the two concepts with separate words. Depending on the context, sigurnost translates perfectly to either "security" or "safety".
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