Word
Premija osiguranja raste.
Meaning
The insurance premium is rising.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Premija osiguranja raste.
Why is osiguranja used after premija?
Because osiguranja is in the genitive case, and Croatian often uses this structure to mean premium of insurance = insurance premium.
So:
- premija = premium
- osiguranje = insurance
- osiguranja = of insurance (genitive singular)
This is a very common Croatian noun + genitive pattern:
- cijena proizvoda = price of the product
- boja auta = color of the car
- premija osiguranja = insurance premium
What case is premija in?
Premija is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.
The verb raste agrees with it, so the sentence is built like:
- Premija osiguranja = the insurance premium
- raste = is increasing / rises
Since premija is doing the action of increasing, it appears in the nominative.
What tense is raste?