Discussing workplace rules, compliance, and guidelines requires specific vocabulary. In Croatian, when you want to refer to a topic or explain that an action follows the rules, you will often use complex prepositions—phrases made up of multiple words that function together as a single preposition.
Prepositions with the Instrumental Case
Two of the most common complex prepositions for discussing business and regulations are u vezi s and u skladu s.
Because both of these phrases end with the simple preposition s (with), the noun phrase that immediately follows them must always be in the Instrumental case.
Notice how novim propisima (new regulations) and uputama (instructions) take the Instrumental plural endings.
Navigating Rulebooks and Guidelines
You will frequently pair these prepositions with workplace nouns like smjernica (guideline) and pravilnik (rulebook) to discuss who is in charge (nadležan) or how things should be done.
When discussing how employees must behave, you will often use the verb postupati (to act / to proceed) alongside u skladu s.
Prepositions with the Accusative Case
Another highly useful phrase for referencing topics or rules is vezano uz (related to).
Unlike the previous prepositions, this phrase ends with the simple preposition uz. Therefore, the noun that follows it must take the Accusative case. This is especially helpful when discussing usklađenost (compliance).
In these examples, sigurnosne propise (safety regulations) and usklađenost (compliance) are both in the Accusative case. By matching the correct noun case to the final word of the complex preposition, you can navigate professional and legal discussions with ease.
