Breakdown of Iako inflacija pada, cijene su sve nepredvidivije.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
cijena
price
padati
to fall
iako
although
sve
increasingly (with a comparative)
inflacija
inflation
nepredvidiv
unpredictable
Questions & Answers about Iako inflacija pada, cijene su sve nepredvidivije.
How does sve work with the adjective to mean "increasingly"?
To express that something is becoming "more and more" or "increasingly" a certain way, Croatian uses the unchanging word sve followed by a comparative adjective or adverb. Here, sve pairs with the comparative nepredvidivije to mean "increasingly unpredictable". Unlike English, you don't repeat the comparative word itself.
Why does the comparative nepredvidivije end in -e here? Is it an adverb?
No, it is an adjective agreeing with the subject cijene (prices). Cijene is feminine plural nominative. The base comparative adjective is nepredvidiviji, and its feminine plural nominative ending is -e. Because comparative adverbs and neuter singular adjectives also end in -e, this can look familiar, but here it strictly matches the feminine plural noun.
What are the roots of the word nepredvidivije?
Can the verb padati (to fall) be used for abstract concepts like inflation?
Yes, padati is the perfectly natural choice here. Just as in English, it is used not only for physical falling but also for decreases in values, rates, and temperatures. Its opposite in these contexts is usually rasti (to grow or rise).
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