Word
Bend je došao u studio nakon što je prošlo pola tri.
Meaning
The band came to the studio after half past two had passed.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Bend je došao u studio nakon što je prošlo pola tri.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
tri
three
u
in, into
doći
to come, to arrive
Questions & Answers about Bend je došao u studio nakon što je prošlo pola tri.
Why does pola tri mean half past two instead of half past three?
In Croatian, pola (half) looks forward to the upcoming hour. So, pola tri literally means halfway to three, which is 2:30.
Why is the verb je prošlo in the neuter form here?
When talking about time passing, the subject is an abstract concept. In Croatian, these impersonal time expressions use the neuter singular form of the verb. This is why we see prošlo instead of the masculine prošao or feminine prošla.
Why do we use nakon što here instead of just nakon?
Nakon is a preposition used before a noun, like in nakon koncerta (after the concert). Because we are introducing a whole new phrase that contains its own verb (je prošlo), we must use the conjunction form nakon što.
Why is it u studio and not u studiju?
Because the band is moving towards the studio, we use the preposition u with the accusative case (studio) to show destination. If they were already inside playing music, we would use the locative case (u studiju) to show static location.