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Plaća li najmoprimac proviziju agenciji?

Plaća li najmoprimac proviziju agenciji?
Does the tenant pay the commission to the agency?
From Lesson 354:Complex causal clauses (s obzirom na to da)·Croatian

Questions & Answers about Plaća li najmoprimac proviziju agenciji?

What is the exact breakdown of the word najmoprimac, and what is its opposite?
It is a compound noun made from najam (rent/lease) and the base of the verb primati (to receive). A tenant is literally the lease receiver. The opposite is a landlord, which is najmodavac (the lease giver, from davati).
Why do proviziju and agenciji take different cases here?
The verb plaćati (to pay) often takes two objects. proviziju (commission) is the direct object, which is the thing being paid, so it takes the accusative case. agenciji (to the agency) is the indirect object, which is the receiver of the payment, so it takes the dative case.
Is it just as natural to start this sentence with Da li najmoprimac plaća...?
While you will definitely hear Da li in everyday spoken Croatian, starting with the verb followed by the question particle li (Plaća li...) is considered more standard, elegant, and is highly preferred in written Croatian. At the B2 level, it is good practice to use this li inversion.
How could I answer this question using the causal structure from our current lesson (s obzirom na to da)?
If you wanted to say Yes, considering that the agency finds the apartment, you would use the phrase to introduce a standard declarative clause: Da, s obzirom na to da agencija pronalazi stan.

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