Breakdown of Ona bi povećala proračun za zdravstvo kad bi pobijedila na izborima.
ona
she
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
pobijediti
to win
bi
would (conditional auxiliary, "he/she would")
za
for (+ accusative)
kad
if (hypothetical, + conditional)
proračun
budget
povećati
to increase
zdravstvo
healthcare
izbori
elections
Questions & Answers about Ona bi povećala proračun za zdravstvo kad bi pobijedila na izborima.
Why does this sentence use kad bi instead of ako for "if"?
This sentence is an unreal (or counterfactual) conditional, meaning we are talking about a hypothetical situation. For these imaginary scenarios, Croatian uses kad bi followed by the l-participle (pobijedila) instead of ako.
Could I flip the sentence and start with the kad bi part?
Yes! You can say Kad bi pobijedila na izborima, ona bi povećala proračun za zdravstvo. Just remember to add a comma between the clauses when the kad bi part comes first.
Why do we say na izborima instead of u izborima for "in the elections"?
In Croatian, certain public events and gatherings take the preposition na (on/at) rather than u (in). You win "on" the elections, so we use na followed by the locative case plural (izborima).
What case is zdravstvo in the phrase za zdravstvo?
It is in the accusative case. The preposition za takes the accusative when it means "for" a purpose or recipient. Because zdravstvo (healthcare) is a neuter noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary (nominative) form.
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