Proizvodnja električne energije raste.

Electricity generation is rising.

Breakdown of Proizvodnja električne energije raste.

• rasti: to rise
• proizvodnja električne energije: electricity generation

Questions & Answers about Proizvodnja električne energije raste.

Why is proizvodnja the subject here?

Because proizvodnja is in the nominative singular, which is the normal form for the subject of the sentence.

• proizvodnja = production
• It is the thing that raste = is growing / is increasing

So grammatically, the sentence is built around:

• proizvodnja = subject
• raste = verb

The rest, električne energije, tells us what kind of production it is.

Why are električne and energije not in the basic dictionary form?

Because after a noun like proizvodnja Croatian usually uses the genitive to mean production of ...

So:

• energija = energy
• energije = of energy

This is very common in Croatian. Compare:

• proizvodnja energije = production of energy
• potrošnja vode = consumption of water
• cijena plina = price of gas

So električne energije is a genitive phrase depending on proizvodnja.

Why is it električne energije and not električna energija?