Breakdown of Rad na daljinu je često vrlo fleksibilan.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
često
often
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
vrlo
very (formal)
Questions & Answers about Rad na daljinu je često vrlo fleksibilan.
Why is daljinu in the accusative case here instead of the locative?
The phrase na daljinu is a fixed idiom meaning at a distance or remote. While the preposition na with the locative usually marks a static physical location, na with the accusative is often used for abstract concepts or to describe the manner in which something is done, conceptually projecting the action across a distance.
Can the verb enclitic je be placed immediately after Rad?
No, you cannot split the noun phrase Rad na daljinu. In Croatian, enclitics go in the second position of the sentence. This usually means after the first whole grammatical unit. Since remote work is a single interconnected concept, je must come after the entire phrase.
Why do we use fleksibilan instead of the definite form fleksibilni?
Because it is used as a predicate adjective. When an adjective comes after a form of the verb to be (like je) to describe the subject, Croatian strictly requires the indefinite form for masculine adjectives. You would only use fleksibilni if it were directly attached to a noun, as in fleksibilni rad (the flexible work).
How would I naturally follow this sentence using this lesson's contrastive marker, s druge strane?