Visina sjedala je važna.

Seat height is important.

Breakdown of Visina sjedala je važna.

• biti: to be
• važan: important
• visina sjedala: seat height

Questions & Answers about Visina sjedala je važna.

What does each word in Visina sjedala je važna mean?

• visina = height
• sjedala = of the seat / of the chair seat
• je = is
• važna = important

So the whole sentence means The height of the seat is important or more naturally Seat height is important.

Why is it sjedala and not sjedalo?

Because sjedala is the genitive singular form of sjedalo.

• sjedalo = seat
• visina sjedala = literally height of the seat

In Croatian, when one noun describes another like height of something, the second noun is often put in the genitive case.

Compare:

• boja auta = the color of the car
• vrata kuće = the door of the house
• visina sjedala = the height of the seat

So sjedala here does not mean plural. It is singular genitive.

Why does važna end in -a?