Word
Bodovanje traje kratko.
Meaning
Scoring takes a short time.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Bodovanje traje kratko.
What does bodovanje mean exactly?
Bodovanje is a noun meaning scoring, awarding points, or evaluation by points, depending on context.
It is built from the idea of bod = point. So bodovanje is the process of giving or counting points.
In this sentence, it is the thing that lasts.
What form is bodovanje here?
It is nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
A useful thing to notice is that nouns ending in -nje are often verbal nouns in Croatian, and they are usually neuter. So:
- bodovanje = a neuter singular noun
- that is why the verb is singular: traje
Why is the verb traje?