Moj kaput je još vlažan od kiše.

Because kaput is a masculine singular noun, and the possessive word moj has to agree with it.

• moj = masculine singular
• moja = feminine singular
• moje = neuter singular

So:

• moj kaput = my coat
• moja jakna = my jacket
• moje odijelo = my suit

Croatian adjectives and possessives usually agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

It is in the nominative singular.

That is because kaput is the subject of the sentence:

• Moj kaput = My coat
• je još vlažan od kiše = is still damp from the rain

In dictionary form, nouns are normally given in the nominative singular, so kaput appears here in its basic form.

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of biti (to be).

So:

• je = is

The sentence structure is basically:

• Moj kaput = my coat
• je = is
• još vlažan = still damp
• od kiše = from the rain / because of the rain

Unlike in some informal styles where parts of to be can occasionally be dropped, in a normal standard sentence like this, je is expected.

Here još means still.

So još vlažan = still damp.

This is a very common word in Croatian, but it can have several meanings depending on context, such as:

• still
• yet
• more
• another / additional

In this sentence, the meaning is clearly still: the coat was wet before, and it has not dried yet.

Because vlažan is an adjective describing kaput, and it must agree with kaput in gender and number.

Since kaput is masculine singular, the adjective must also be masculine singular:

• vlažan kaput = a damp coat

Compare:

• jakna je vlažna = the jacket is damp
• odijelo je vlažno = the suit is damp

So the ending changes depending on the noun it describes.

Not exactly.

• vlažan usually means damp, moist, or slightly wet
• mokar usually means wet

So Moj kaput je još vlažan od kiše suggests the coat is not necessarily soaking wet; it may just not be fully dry yet.

If you said:

• Moj kaput je još mokar od kiše

that would usually sound stronger, closer to My coat is still wet from the rain.

Kiše is in the genitive singular, because the preposition od normally takes the genitive.

So:

• od
  • genitive
• kiša = rain
• od kiše = from the rain / because of the rain

This is a very common pattern in Croatian:

• čaša od stakla = a glass made of glass
• umoran od posla = tired from work
• mokar od znoja = wet from sweat

In your sentence, od kiše explains the cause: the coat is damp because of the rain.

It can be understood as both, and that is normal.

Literally, od kiše is from the rain. In natural English, though, we would often translate it as:

• from the rain
• because of the rain

Both express the same idea here: the rain is what caused the coat to be damp.

This is a very natural neutral word order in Croatian.

The sentence goes:

1. Moj kaput — topic/subject
2. je — verb
3. još vlažan — description
4. od kiše — cause/explanation

Croatian word order is more flexible than English word order, but not random. This version sounds normal and straightforward.

You could hear variations depending on emphasis, for example:

• Moj kaput je od kiše još vlažan.
• Još je vlažan moj kaput od kiše.

But these are less neutral and may sound more marked or stylistic. For a learner, the original sentence is the best standard model.

Yes, absolutely — but the meaning shifts slightly.

• vlažan = damp
• mokar = wet

So:

• Moj kaput je još vlažan od kiše = My coat is still damp from the rain.
• Moj kaput je još mokar od kiše = My coat is still wet from the rain.

Both are correct; vlažan just suggests a lesser degree of wetness.

Yes, Croatian could express this in other ways.

For example:

• Kaput mi je još vlažan od kiše.

This literally means something like The coat to-me is still damp from the rain, but natural English is still My coat is still damp from the rain.

This structure is very common in Croatian. The short pronoun mi shows possession indirectly.

So both are possible:

• Moj kaput je još vlažan od kiše.
• Kaput mi je još vlažan od kiše.

The first is very clear and beginner-friendly. The second is also very natural in everyday speech.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

Moy KAH-poot yeh yosh VLAH-zhan od KEE-sheh

A few helpful notes:

• j is pronounced like English y
• š sounds like sh
• ž sounds like the s in measure
• ć/č are different sounds in Croatian, but there are none in this sentence except kiše, where š is the important one

Word by word:

• moj ≈ moy
• kaput ≈ kah-poot
• je ≈ yeh
• još ≈ yosh
• vlažan ≈ vlah-zhan
• od ≈ od
• kiše ≈ kee-sheh

Sometimes yes, but the position in your sentence is the most natural for a neutral statement.

• Moj kaput je još vlažan od kiše. = the normal version

If you move još, the sentence may still be grammatical, but the rhythm or emphasis changes. Croatian often places short unstressed forms like je in a fixed position, so learners should be careful not to move things too freely.

As a beginner, it is best to keep još where it is in this sentence.

The pattern is:

possessive + noun + to be + adverb + adjective + prepositional phrase

So here:

• Moj = possessive
• kaput = noun
• je = to be
• još = adverb
• vlažan = adjective
• od kiše = prepositional phrase

This is a very useful Croatian pattern, and you can build many similar sentences with it:

• Moj ručnik je još mokar. = My towel is still wet.
• Njegove cipele su prljave od blata. = His shoes are dirty from mud.
• Naša odjeća je suha. = Our clothes are dry.