Questions & Answers about Istezanje je važno posle vežbe.
What does istezanje mean exactly, and what kind of word is it?
Istezanje means stretching. Grammatically, it is a noun, not a verb.
It is a verbal noun, formed from the verb istezati (se) / istegnuti (se), meaning to stretch. So in this sentence, Serbian uses a noun the same way English does in Stretching is important.
It is also a neuter singular noun, which matters for agreement later in the sentence.
Why is it važno and not važan or važna?
Because važno has to agree with istezanje.
In Serbian, adjectives change form depending on the gender and number of the noun they describe or refer to:
- važan = masculine singular
- važna = feminine singular
- važno = neuter singular
Since istezanje is neuter singular, the correct form is važno.
So:
- Trening je važan. = The workout is important.
- Vežba je važna. = The exercise is important.
- Istezanje je važno. = Stretching is important.
What case is vežbe, and why is it not vežba?
Vežbe is in the genitive singular.