Immediate Anteriority: Tek što
When you want to describe a rapid sequence of events—where one thing happens immediately after another—you can use the phrase tek što. This translates to "just as" or "no sooner had".
| no sooner / just as | tek što |
To describe sudden, back-to-back events in the past, begin your first clause with tek što followed by the past tense. The second clause, which describes the immediate reaction or next event, also uses the past tense.
| Just as the fashion show started, the majority of the models ran away. | Tek što je revija počela, većina modela je pobjegla. |
| No sooner had the coat fallen apart than she started to cry. | Tek što se kaput raspao, ona je počela plakati. |
Connecting the Chaos
In the frantic environment of a fashion show runway, things happen fast. Notice how the action in the main clause occurs the very moment the action in the tek što clause finishes. You do not need any additional words like "than" or "when" to connect the two ideas; a simple comma separating the clauses is enough.
| Just as the model stepped onto the runway, the high heel broke. | Tek što je model izašao na pistu, štikla je pukla. |
| Just as she zipped up the zipper, the shirt fell apart. | Tek što je zakopčala zatvarač, košulja se raspala. |
| No sooner had the applause stopped than the chaos began backstage. | Tek što je pljesak prestao, počeo je kaos iza pozornice. |
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