Breakdown of Prirodno svjetlo može smanjiti naprezanje očiju.
moći
to be able to
smanjiti
to reduce
prirodno svjetlo
natural light
naprezanje očiju
eye strain
Questions & Answers about Prirodno svjetlo može smanjiti naprezanje očiju.
Why does prirodno end in -o?
Because it is agreeing with svjetlo, which is a neuter singular noun.
In Croatian, adjectives change their form to match the noun in:
Here:
- svjetlo = neuter singular
- so prirodan becomes prirodno
A quick comparison:
- prirodan zrak = natural air (masculine)
- prirodna voda = natural water (feminine)
- prirodno svjetlo = natural light (neuter)
What case is prirodno svjetlo in?
It is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
The subject is the thing doing the action:
- Prirodno svjetlo = natural light
- može smanjiti = can reduce
So natural light is the thing that can reduce something.
Why is it može smanjiti? Why are there two verbs?