Word
Lončarstvo je važno; keramika ima glazuru, a pečenje keramike dugo traje.
Meaning
Pottery is important; ceramics have glaze, and firing ceramics takes a long time.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Lončarstvo je važno; keramika ima glazuru, a pečenje keramike dugo traje.
biti
to be
imati
to have
važan
important
dugo
for a long time
Questions & Answers about Lončarstvo je važno; keramika ima glazuru, a pečenje keramike dugo traje.
What is the difference between lončarstvo and keramika in this sentence?
They are related, but not identical.
- lončarstvo = pottery in the sense of the craft / trade / art of making pottery
- keramika = ceramics / pottery objects / ceramic material
So in this sentence:
- Lončarstvo je važno = Pottery (the craft) is important
- keramika ima glazuru = ceramics have glaze / the ceramic piece has glaze
A learner can think of -stvo nouns as often naming a field, activity, or abstract domain.
Why is it je važno and not je važan or je važna?
Because lončarstvo is a neuter singular noun.
In Croatian, predicate adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number:
- masculine: važan
- feminine: važna
- neuter: važno
So:
- lončarstvo → neuter
- therefore: Lončarstvo je važno.
Why do we use je here?