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Croatian

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*.

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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.

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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.

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When discussing how employees must behave, you will often use the verb *postupati* (to act / to proceed) alongside *u skladu s*.

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### Prepositions with the Accusative Case

Another highly useful phrase for referencing topics or rules is *vezano uz* (related to).

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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).

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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.

Complex prepositions of conformity (u vezi s, u skladu s)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and to be (sam, si, je)

Noun genders (-Ø, -a, -o/-e)

Demonstrative pronouns (ovaj, ova, ovo)

Plural pronouns and to be (smo, ste, su)

Masculine plural nouns (-i)

Feminine plural nouns (-e)

Neuter plural nouns (-a)

Full verb to be (jesam, jesi)

Negative verb to be (nisam, nisi)

Yes/no questions (je li)

Wh- questions (tko, gdje)

Formal vs informal address (ti vs Vi)

Regular present tense (-ati)

Regular present tense (-iti)

Regular present tense (-jeti)

Verb negation (ne)

The verb to have (imati / nemati)

Inanimate direct objects

Feminine direct objects (-u)

Plural direct objects (-e, -a)

Accusative pronouns (me, te, ga, ju)

Adjective agreement

Plural adjectives

Accusative adjectives

Numbers 1 to 10 (jedan, dva, tri)

The locative case (-u)

Feminine locative (-i)

The verb to go (ići)

Destination (u, na)

The genitive case (-a)

Accusative pronouns (nas, vas, ga, ih)

Animate masculine accusative (-a)

Adjective agreement for animate masculine (-og, -eg)

The verb can (moći)

The verb must (morati)

The verb to want (htjeti, hoću)

The future tense (ću/ćeš + infinitive)

The past tense: l-participle (radio, radila)

Past tense word order (Prvo sam radio...)

Past tense with plural subjects (-li, -le, -la)

Feminine genitive singular (-e)

Possession and origin (od, iz)

Negative existence (nema)

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

Genitive plural (-a)

Numbers 11 to 20

Past tense negation (nisam)

Past tense questions (jeste li)

Dative singular

Dative pronouns (ti, mu, joj)

Past tense negation (nisam, nisi...)

Double object pronouns (mu ga, ti ju...)

Reflexive verbs (se)

Reflexive clitic word order

Commands and requests (radi, radite)

Plural demonstratives (ovi, ove, ova)

Possessive determiners (moj, naš, njegov)

Greetings (Dobar dan, doviđenja)

The body: Boli me glava

Directions (lijevo, desno, ravno)

There is, there are (ima)

Politeness (molim vas, hvala lijepa)

How you feel (Sviđa mi se)

Counting by tens to 100 (trideset, četrdeset...)

Quantifiers with the genitive case (malo, puno...)

Adjective agreement in the genitive singular (-og, -e)

Adjective agreement in the genitive plural (-ih)

Genitive prepositions (kod, do, bez...)

Asking what kind and which (kakav, koji)

Possessive determiners (njegov, njezin...)

Possessives in the accusative case

The reflexive possessive (svoj)

Indefinite pronouns (netko, nešto, neki)

Negative pronouns (nitko, ništa)

The verb to need (trebati)

Reciprocal verbs (se)

Introduction to verbal aspect

Perfective verbs with prefixes

Perfective verbs with stem changes

Irregular perfective verbs

Aspect in the past tense

Aspect in the future tense

Vehicular motion (voziti se, putovati)

Arrival and departure ('doći', 'otići')

Entering and exiting ('ući', 'izaći')

Singular accompaniment ('s', 'sa')

Question	Answer
regarding / in connection with	u vezi s
regulation	propis
I am calling regarding the new regulations.	Zovem u vezi s novim propisima.
in accordance with	u skladu s
instruction	uputa
We must work in accordance with the instructions.	Moramo raditi u skladu s uputama.
Do you have any problems regarding the instructions?	Imate li ikakvih problema u vezi s uputama?
guideline	smjernica
rulebook	pravilnik
All guidelines are in accordance with the rulebook.	Sve smjernice su u skladu s pravilnikom.
competent / in charge	nadležan
Who is in charge of questions regarding this rulebook?	Tko je nadležan za pitanja u vezi s ovim pravilnikom?
to act / to proceed	postupati
You must act in accordance with the working regulations.	Morate postupati u skladu s radnim propisima.
The competent inspector acts in accordance with the rules.	Nadležni inspektor postupa u skladu s pravilima.
compliance	usklađenost
related to	vezano uz
We must check compliance related to the safety regulations.	Moramo provjeriti usklađenost vezano uz sigurnosne propise.
Is there anything suspicious related to compliance?	Postoji li išta sumnjivo vezano uz usklađenost?
I am sending you an e-mail regarding the new guidelines.	Šaljem vam e-mail u vezi s novim smjernicama.
In order to maintain compliance, we are reading the rulebook.	Kako bismo zadržali usklađenost, čitamo pravilnik.
Does anyone know anything regarding that regulation?	Zna li itko išta u vezi s tim propisom?
Please, act in accordance with my instructions.	Molim vas, postupajte u skladu s mojim uputama.
The committee is competent for all questions regarding the environment.	Odbor je nadležan za sva pitanja u vezi s okolišem.

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