Breakdown of Perilica-sušilica rublja jedva da radi.
raditi
to work
perilica-sušilica rublja
a washer-dryer
jedva da
hardly; barely (with a clause)
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Questions & Answers about Perilica-sušilica rublja jedva da radi.
What does perilica-sušilica mean exactly?
Perilica-sušilica means washer-dryer: one machine that both washes and dries clothes.
It is a compound noun:
- perilica = washing machine / washer
- sušilica = dryer
The hyphen shows that these two functions are combined into one appliance.
Grammatically, the whole noun is:
- feminine
- singular
So it takes a singular verb: radi.
Why is there a hyphen in perilica-sušilica?
The hyphen is used because Croatian often joins two related nouns to describe one combined object.
So:
- perilica-sušilica = a single washer-dryer unit
Without that idea of combination, you might instead say:
- perilica i sušilica = a washer and a dryer
That would usually mean two separate machines, not one combined appliance.
Why is it rublja and not rublje here?