Word
Ako sudac vidi prekršaj, prekinut će utakmicu.
Meaning
If the referee sees the foul, he will stop the match.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Ako sudac vidi prekršaj, prekinut će utakmicu.
vidjeti
to see
ću
will (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će)
utakmica
match
prekinuti
to interrupt
Questions & Answers about Ako sudac vidi prekršaj, prekinut će utakmicu.
Why does prekršaj look like it is in the nominative case when it is the object of the sentence?
It is actually in the accusative case! Because prekršaj (foul or violation) is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is exactly the same as its nominative form. If the referee saw a living person, like a player (igrač), it would take the animate ending: vidi igrača.
Can I use the future tense after ako and say Ako sudac će vidjeti?
No, in Croatian, real conditional sentences about the future use ako followed by the present tense. Even though the action of seeing might happen in the future, you must use the present tense vidi for the condition. The main clause then uses the future tense (prekinut će) for the result.
The translation says stop, but doesn't prekinut će come from a verb meaning to interrupt?
Yes, prekinuti literally means to interrupt or break off. In the context of sports, this is the standard verb used when a referee blows the whistle to halt or pause play. If the match were completely canceled rather than just stopped, you would more likely use otkazati.
Why is the letter i missing from the verb in prekinut će?