Energetska obnova počinje sutra.

The energy renovation starts tomorrow.

Breakdown of Energetska obnova počinje sutra.

• sutra: tomorrow
• početi: to start
• energetska obnova: energy renovation

Questions & Answers about Energetska obnova počinje sutra.

What does energetska obnova mean as a phrase, and why are there two words?

Energetska obnova is a noun phrase made of:

• obnova = renovation, renewal, refurbishment
• energetska = energy-related, energetic in the sense of energy efficiency

So the phrase means something like energy renovation, energy-efficiency renovation, or energy refurbishment.

Croatian often uses an adjective + noun structure where English might also use a noun + noun phrase, such as energy renovation. Here, energetska describes what kind of renovation it is.

Why is it energetska and not energetski or energetsko?

Because energetska has to agree with obnova.

In Croatian, adjectives change form to match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, obnova is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:

• masculine: energetski
• feminine: energetska
• neuter: energetsko

That is why the sentence has energetska obnova.