Breakdown of Bubanj ima veliku brzinu centrifugiranja.
velik
big
imati
to have
bubanj
the drum
brzina centrifugiranja
spin speed
Questions & Answers about Bubanj ima veliku brzinu centrifugiranja.
Why are veliku and brzinu ending in -u?
Because they are in the accusative singular.
The verb imati (to have) normally takes a direct object, and here the direct object is veliku brzinu centrifugiranja.
- nominative: velika brzina
- accusative: veliku brzinu
The adjective has to agree with the noun, so both change together:
- velika → veliku
- brzina → brzinu
Why is it centrifugiranja, not centrifugiranje?
Because after brzina (speed), Croatian often uses the genitive to mean speed of ...
So:
- centrifugiranje = spinning / spin-drying
- centrifugiranja = of spinning / of spin-drying
This is the same pattern as in phrases like:
- brzina kretanja = speed of movement
- brzina vožnje = speed of driving
So brzina centrifugiranja literally means the speed of spinning.
Is centrifugiranja a verb form here?