Breakdown of Recikliranje je dobro za okoliš.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
dobar
good
okoliš
environment
za
for (+ accusative)
recikliranje
recycling
Questions & Answers about Recikliranje je dobro za okoliš.
Why is the adjective dobro instead of dobar?
Dobro is in the neuter singular form to agree with recikliranje. In Croatian, nouns created from verbs that end in -nje (like recikliranje) are always neuter.
What case is okoliš in after the preposition za, and why doesn't its ending change?
It is in the accusative case, which is standard after za when it means "for". Okoliš is a masculine inanimate noun (it represents a non-living thing), and for these nouns, the accusative form is identical to the nominative form.
Could I use sredina instead of okoliš here?
Not really. While both can translate to "environment", okoliš specifically refers to the natural or ecological environment. Sredina usually refers to your social environment, surroundings, or background.
How is the noun recikliranje formed from a foreign word?
Croatian frequently adapts foreign words by adding the suffix -irati, creating the verb reciklirati (to recycle). To turn that verb into a noun describing the action, the suffix -nje is added to the verb stem.
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