Breakdown of Kao što vidiš, crvenilo je već nestalo.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
vidjeti
to see
kao
like, as
nestati
to disappear
već
already
što
that (subordinating conjunction)
crvenilo
redness
Questions & Answers about Kao što vidiš, crvenilo je već nestalo.
Why is kao što used here instead of just kao?
The phrase kao što is used because it introduces a full clause with a conjugated verb (vidiš), meaning "as you see". If you only used kao, it would act like a preposition meaning "like" and would need to be followed by a noun or pronoun, not a verb. You could, however, substitute kao što with kako for the exact same meaning here.
Is crvenilo related to the word for the color red?
Yes, it is formed from the adjective crven (red) plus the suffix -ilo. This suffix creates neuter nouns representing a state, quality, or substance. Other examples include zelenilo (greenery) from zelen, or sladilo (sweetener) from sladak.
Why is the past participle nestalo instead of nestao or nestala?
In the Croatian past tense, the participle must match the subject in gender and number. The subject here is crvenilo, which is a neuter singular noun (ending in -o). Therefore, the verb takes the neuter singular suffix -o, making it nestalo.
Could the word order be changed to crvenilo već je nestalo?
No. The auxiliary verb je is an enclitic, meaning it is an unaccented word that must take the strict second position in its clause. The first position is occupied by the subject crvenilo. Because je locks into that second spot, the adverb već is pushed to the third position, right before the main verb.
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