Breakdown of Činjenica da je to tvornički kvar znači da je uređaj neispravan.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
to
that
značiti
to mean
da
that (conjunction)
činjenica
fact
uređaj
device
kvar
malfunction
neispravan
defective (faulty)
tvornički
factory (adjective)
Questions & Answers about Činjenica da je to tvornički kvar znači da je uređaj neispravan.
The English translation uses the word 'that' twice. Since this lesson teaches the relative pronoun što (that/which), why isn't it used here?
In English, 'that' can be a relative pronoun ('the car that I bought') or a conjunction introducing a statement ('the fact that it is broken'). This lesson teaches the relative pronoun što, which links a noun to a clause describing it. In this sentence, however, both instances of da are conjunctions introducing statements, not replacing nouns. Therefore, you cannot use a relative što here.
Could I use the phrase to što instead of činjenica da for 'the fact that'?
Yes, and it is highly recommended! Saying To što je to tvornički kvar znači... is a very natural, everyday way to express 'The fact that...' in Croatian. Using the literal noun činjenica (fact) followed by da is completely grammatically correct but sounds a bit more formal or academic.
Why do we use the neuter pronoun to in da je to tvornički kvar, given that kvar is a masculine noun?
When you use a pronoun to generally point out or introduce what something is (like saying 'that is a defect' or 'it is a defect'), Croatian typically uses the neuter singular to, regardless of the gender of the noun that follows it. You only need to match the gender if you are referring back to a specific noun already mentioned.
The word for 'defective' is neispravan. What is the root of this word?
It comes from ispravan, which means 'correct', 'proper', or 'functioning'. By adding the negative prefix ne-, you get neispravan, which is the standard everyday word to describe machines, devices, or systems that are faulty, out of order, or broken.
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