Breakdown of Loše spavanje je problem zato što si uvijek umoran.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
umoran
tired
problem
problem
uvijek
always
loš
bad
zato što
because
spavanje
sleeping
Questions & Answers about Loše spavanje je problem zato što si uvijek umoran.
How do you form the verbal noun spavanje from the verb spavati?
You take the imperfective verb spavati (to sleep), remove the infinitive -ti ending to get the stem spava-, and add the suffix -nje. This creates the verbal noun spavanje (sleeping).
Why does the adjective loše end in -e here?
The adjective loše (bad) is describing spavanje. All verbal nouns that end in -nje are neuter in Croatian. Because spavanje is a neuter noun, the adjective must also take the neuter form loše instead of the masculine loš or feminine loša.
Could I use jer instead of zato što in this sentence?
Yes, you can use jer (because) instead of zato što. They mean the same thing here, but zato što is a bit more emphatic, literally meaning "for the reason that."
Does umoran change if this sentence is spoken to a woman?
Yes. The adjective umoran is masculine, which is often used here for general statements like a generic "you". If you are speaking directly to a woman and saying she is always tired, you must use the feminine form umorna.
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