Breakdown of Zbog pogreške testiramo svaku funkciju da sustav radi.
raditi
to work
svaki
every, each
zbog
because of
pogreška
mistake
da
that (conjunction)
sustav
system
testirati
to test
funkcija
function
Questions & Answers about Zbog pogreške testiramo svaku funkciju da sustav radi.
How does da create the meaning "so that" in this sentence?
In Croatian, you express purpose ("so that" or "in order to") using da followed by a verb in the present tense. Here, da sustav radi literally translates to "that the system works," but it functions as a purpose clause meaning "so that the system works." English often uses an infinitive to express purpose, but Croatian requires this da + present tense structure.
Could we leave out the word sustav and just say da radi?
If you left out the subject sustav (system), the subject of radi would just be implied by context. Since we are testing a "function," saying da radi might be misunderstood as "so that it (the function) works." Adding the nominative subject sustav right after da clarifies exactly what is supposed to work as a result of our testing.
Why is the word for error pogreške instead of the dictionary form pogreška?
The preposition zbog (because of) always requires the noun that follows it to be in the genitive case. For a feminine noun ending in -a like pogreška, the genitive singular ending changes the -a to -e, giving us pogreške.
Why do both words in svaku funkciju end in -u?
They are the direct object of the verb testiramo (we test), which means they must take the accusative case. The base nominative words are svaka (every) and funkcija (function). In the accusative case, feminine words ending in -a change their ending to -u.
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