Breakdown of Centrifugiranje traje kratko.
trajati
to last
kratko
briefly
centrifugiranje
spinning; the spin cycle
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Questions & Answers about Centrifugiranje traje kratko.
What part of speech is centrifugiranje here?
It is a noun, specifically a verbal noun formed from the verb centrifugirati.
So even though it comes from a verb, in this sentence it behaves like an ordinary noun and acts as the subject:
- Centrifugiranje = the spinning / the spin cycle / centrifuging
Grammatically, it is neuter singular nominative, because it is the thing that traje.
Why is the verb traje?
Traje is the 3rd person singular present tense of trajati, which means to last.
It is singular because the subject centrifugiranje is singular.
A few forms of trajati:
- ja trajem = I last
- ti traješ = you last
- on/ona/ono traje = he/she/it lasts
So:
- Centrifugiranje traje = The spin cycle lasts
Why is it kratko and not kratak, kratka, or kratkoe?