Napetost mišića smanjite tako što se protegnete.

to reduce

Breakdown of Napetost mišića smanjite tako što se protegnete.

• napetost mišića: muscle tension
• protegnuti se: to stretch
• tako što: by ...ing; by doing so

Questions & Answers about Napetost mišića smanjite tako što se protegnete.

What is the basic grammar of Napetost mišića smanjite tako što se protegnete?

It has two parts:

1. Napetost mišića smanjite = the main instruction

   • napetost = tension
   • mišića = of the muscles
   • smanjite = reduce

2. tako što se protegnete = how you do it

   • tako što = by, by doing, in such a way that
   • se protegnete = you stretch

So the structure is basically:

Reduce muscle tension by stretching.

Also, napetost is the direct object here, so it is in the accusative, but its form looks the same as the nominative.

Why does the sentence begin with Napetost mišića instead of Smanjite?

Croatian word order is more flexible than English word order.

A more neutral order would be:

Smanjite napetost mišića tako što se protegnete.

Starting with Napetost mišića puts extra focus on muscle tension. This is common in instructions, ads, health advice, and similar styles.

So both are understandable, but the given sentence foregrounds the thing being affected.

What form is smanjite?