Breakdown of Punomoć i rukoznak su valjani.
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Because they form a compound subject: punomoć i rukoznak = power of attorney and hand-sign/manual mark.
In Croatian, two singular nouns joined by i (and) normally take a plural verb:
- Punomoć je valjana. = The power of attorney is valid.
- Rukoznak je valjan. = The hand-sign is valid.
- Punomoć i rukoznak su valjani. = The power of attorney and the hand-sign are valid.
So su is the correct form of to be here.
The adjective has to agree with the subject in number and gender.
Here the subject is plural because it contains two items. But the two nouns have different genders:
- punomoć = feminine
- rukoznak = masculine
When Croatian has a mixed-gender plural subject, the normal default agreement is masculine plural. That is why you get:
- valjani
If both nouns were feminine, you would expect valjane.