Breakdown of Cijela kolekcija bit će izložena zbog velike vrijednosti.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
velik
big
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
zbog
because of
cijeli
whole
vrijednost
value (f)
izložiti
to exhibit
kolekcija
collection
Questions & Answers about Cijela kolekcija bit će izložena zbog velike vrijednosti.
Why does the passive participle end in -a (izložena)?
In Croatian passive constructions, the passive participle acts like an adjective and must match the subject in gender and number. Since the subject here is kolekcija (collection), which is a feminine singular noun, the participle of izložiti (to exhibit) takes the feminine singular ending -a to become izložena.
Why is the future tense of the verb "to be" written as bit će instead of biti će?
When an infinitive verb ending in -ti comes right before the future tense helper word (će, ćeš, etc.), the final -i is dropped in both writing and pronunciation. Therefore, biti loses its -i and becomes bit.
Why does the phrase change to velike vrijednosti instead of staying velika vrijednost?
The preposition zbog (because of) always requires the noun that follows it to be in the genitive case. Vrijednost (value) is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant, meaning it belongs to a special declension group where the genitive ending is -i. The adjective also changes to match, becoming the feminine genitive velike.
The English translation says "because of its great value", but there is no word for "its" in the Croatian sentence. Why?
Croatian frequently drops possessive pronouns (like "my", "your", or "its") when the owner is obvious from the context. It is already clear that the value belongs to the collection, so adding a word like njezine (its) isn't strictly necessary and leaving it out sounds more natural.
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