Breakdown of S druge strane, rad u uredu ima svoje prednosti.
imati
to have
u
in, into
ured
office
svoj
one's own
Questions & Answers about S druge strane, rad u uredu ima svoje prednosti.
Why does the phrase for 'on the other hand' use the preposition s?
In Croatian, the phrase s druge strane literally translates to 'from the other side'. When meaning 'from' (or 'off of' a surface/side), the preposition s requires the genitive case, which is why we see the genitive endings in druge strane.
Why do we use svoje instead of njegove for 'its advantages'?
Because the possessor of the advantages is the subject of the sentence (rad, meaning 'work'). In Croatian, whenever the subject of the clause owns the object being discussed, you must use the reflexive possessive pronoun svoj (here in the accusative feminine plural form, svoje) rather than third-person possessives like njegov.
What declension group does prednosti belong to, and what case is it in here?
Prednost (advantage) is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant, meaning it belongs to the i-declension group. In this sentence, it is the direct object of the verb ima, so it is in the accusative plural. For i-declension feminine nouns, the accusative plural ending is -i, making it prednosti.
Could I say rad na poslu instead of rad u uredu?