Breakdown of Zbog klimatskih promjena ljeta su sve toplija.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
topao
warm
zbog
because of
ljeto
summer
sve
increasingly (with a comparative)
klimatske promjene
climate change
Questions & Answers about Zbog klimatskih promjena ljeta su sve toplija.
What does the word sve do in this sentence?
In Croatian, combining sve with a comparative adjective like toplija means "increasingly" or "getting warmer and warmer." It is a very common structure used to show a continuous, progressive change over time.
Why is it klimatskih promjena and not klimatske promjene?
The preposition zbog (because of / due to) always requires the genitive case. Since we are talking about climate changes in the plural, the phrase takes the genitive plural form, giving the adjective the -ih ending and the noun the -a ending.
Why does the comparative adjective toplija end in -a?
It has to agree with the noun it describes, which is ljeta (summers). The singular word ljeto is a neuter noun, and its plural form ends in -a. Because it acts as the subject here (nominative case), the adjective also takes the neuter nominative plural ending -a.
Could I use the preposition radi instead of zbog here?
Strictly speaking, no, though native speakers sometimes mix them up in casual speech. In standard Croatian, zbog is used for cause (because of something), while radi is used for purpose or goal (in order to achieve something). Using radi klimatskih promjena would literally imply that the summers are getting warmer on purpose to cause climate change!
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