Peć za keramiku je vruća.

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Breakdown of Peć za keramiku je vruća.

• vruć: hot
• peć za keramiku: pottery kiln

Questions & Answers about Peć za keramiku je vruća.

Why is it peć and not some other form? What gender is peć?

Peć is the dictionary form, meaning oven, stove, kiln, furnace depending on context. In this sentence, it means kiln.

It is a feminine noun, even though it does not end in -a. That is important because the adjective later must agree with it:

• peć = feminine singular
• so: vruća = feminine singular adjective form

A lot of Croatian feminine nouns do end in -a, but some feminine nouns end in a consonant, and peć is one of them.

Why is it za keramiku? Why does keramika change to keramiku?

Because the preposition za here means for, and in this meaning it usually requires the accusative case.

So:

• dictionary form: keramika
• accusative singular: keramiku

That is why you get:

• peć za keramiku = a kiln for ceramics / a ceramic kiln

This is a very common pattern in Croatian:

• šalica za kavu = cup for coffee
• četka za kosu = brush for hair
• peć za keramiku = kiln for ceramics

What exactly does je mean here?