Odvodno crijevo može propuštati.

The drain hose can leak.

Breakdown of Odvodno crijevo može propuštati.

• moći: to be able to
• odvodno crijevo: the drain hose
• propuštati: to leak; let through

Questions & Answers about Odvodno crijevo može propuštati.

What does odvodno crijevo mean literally?

Literally, odvodno crijevo means drain hose or outflow hose.

• odvodno = draining, outlet, discharge-related
• crijevo = hose, pipe, tube

In everyday appliance-related Croatian, crijevo is often used for a flexible hose.

Why is it odvodno crijevo and not odvodni crijevo?

Because crijevo is a neuter noun, and the adjective has to agree with it in gender, number, and case.

Here the noun is:

• crijevo = neuter singular nominative

So the adjective must also be neuter singular nominative:

• odvodno

Compare:

• odvodni kabel = drainage/outlet cable (masculine)
• odvodna cijev = drainage pipe (feminine)
• odvodno crijevo = drainage hose (neuter)

What case is odvodno crijevo in?

It is in the nominative singular.

That is because it is the subject of the sentence:

• Odvodno crijevo može propuštati.
• The drain hose can leak.

The thing doing the action is the hose, so nominative is used.