Građevinski materijal je skup.

to be

Breakdown of Građevinski materijal je skup.

• skup: expensive
• građevinski materijal: construction material

Questions & Answers about Građevinski materijal je skup.

What does each word in Građevinski materijal je skup mean?

A natural word-for-word breakdown is:

• građevinski = construction / building
• materijal = material
• je = is
• skup = expensive

So the whole sentence means Building material is expensive or Construction material is expensive.

Why is građevinski before materijal?

Because građevinski is an adjective describing the noun materijal.

In Croatian, adjectives usually come before the noun, just like in English:

• građevinski materijal = building material
• skupi automobil = an expensive car

So here građevinski materijal is one noun phrase: building material.

What case is građevinski materijal in?