Breakdown of Svjetlosno zagađenje u gradu je veliki problem.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
grad
city
velik
big
problem
problem
u
in, into
zagađenje
pollution
svjetlosni
light (adj)
Questions & Answers about Svjetlosno zagađenje u gradu je veliki problem.
This lesson is about usprkos and unatoč. How would we say 'Despite the light pollution...'?
Both usprkos and unatoč mean 'despite' and require the Dative case. Since svjetlosno zagađenje is a neuter singular phrase, its Dative form takes -om for the adjective and -u for the noun. You would say Usprkos svjetlosnom zagađenju... or Unatoč svjetlosnom zagađenju...
Why is the word for 'light' here svjetlosno instead of just svjetlo?
Why do we use veliki problem instead of velik problem?
Strictly speaking, velik is the indefinite form ('a big problem') and veliki is the definite form ('the big problem'). However, in everyday spoken Croatian, the definite form veliki is overwhelmingly used for both meanings, especially when making a general statement about what something is.
Just as a refresher, why is u gradu in the Locative case here?
The preposition u (in/into) takes the Locative case when it describes a fixed location, answering the question 'where?'. It only takes the Accusative case when describing motion toward a destination. Since the pollution simply exists in the city without any movement, we use the Locative form gradu.
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