Breakdown of Opravdani trošak je odobren za potporu.
biti
to be
za
for
odobriti
to approve
opravdani trošak
an eligible cost
Questions & Answers about Opravdani trošak je odobren za potporu.
Why is it opravdani trošak and not opravdan trošak?
Because opravdani is the long/definite form of the adjective opravdan.
In Croatian, many descriptive adjectives can appear in:
- a short form: opravdan
- a long form: opravdani
In modern standard Croatian, the long form is very common when an adjective stands before a noun, especially in formal or administrative language. So opravdani trošak sounds natural in this context.
Both words must also agree with trošak, which is:
- masculine
- singular
- nominative
So the adjective must match that: opravdani.
What case is trošak, and how can I tell?
Trošak is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.
A good way to see that is by looking at the whole structure:
- Opravdani trošak = the thing being talked about
- je odobren = has been approved / is approved
So opravdani trošak is the subject, and subjects are normally in the nominative.
Also, trošak is a masculine noun, and its nominative singular form is trošak.