Breakdown of Cijene rastu, stoga štedimo.
cijena
price
rasti
to rise / to grow
štedjeti
to save (money, resources)
stoga
therefore (formal)
Questions & Answers about Cijene rastu, stoga štedimo.
Does stoga mean exactly the same thing as zato?
Yes, they both mean "therefore" or "that's why." However, stoga is slightly more formal and is often used in written language or news. In everyday casual speech, people are much more likely to say zato.
Can I use štedimo if I want to say we are "saving" a file on a computer?
No. The verb štedjeti (which gives us štedimo) strictly means saving resources, like money, time, or electricity. To save a computer file, you would use the verb spremiti. To save someone from danger, you would use spasiti.
Why does cijena become cijene in the plural? I thought plural nouns usually ended in "-i".
Feminine nouns that end in -a in the singular (like cijena) change their ending to -e in the nominative plural. The -i ending is typically used for masculine plural nouns (like prozori for windows) rather than feminine ones.
The verb rastu (they are rising) comes from the infinitive rasti. How do I know the stem for this verb?