Questions & Answers about Gledanje serije cijelu večer nije dobra navika.
Why do we use gledanje here instead of gledati?
Gledanje is a verbal noun formed from the verb gledati (to watch). It corresponds to English “watching” used as a noun, like in “Watching TV all evening is not a good habit.”
In Croatian, when an action is the subject of the sentence, it is very common (and often more natural) to use this -nje noun:
- Pušenje je nezdravo. – Smoking is unhealthy.
- Čitanje knjiga je zabavno. – Reading books is fun.
So:
- gledati seriju = to watch a series (verb phrase)
- gledanje serije = the watching of a series / watching a series (noun phrase)
Here the whole noun phrase Gledanje serije cijelu večer is the subject of nije dobra navika.
Is Gledati seriju cijelu večer nije dobra navika also correct, using the infinitive instead of gledanje?