Breakdown of Kao što su rekli, predviđanje tek počinje.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
reći
to tell
počinjati
to begin, to start (imperfective)
tek
only, not until
kao što
as / like
predviđanje
prediction
Questions & Answers about Kao što su rekli, predviđanje tek počinje.
Could I drop što and just say Kao su rekli?
No, you need kao što here. While kao means 'like' or 'as' when placed directly before a noun or pronoun, you must use kao što when introducing a full clause with a conjugated verb, like su rekli, to mean 'as they said'.
Does the two-word phrase kao što count as a single block for the enclitic su?
Yes. Even though it is written as two words, kao što functions as a single subordinating conjunction. Conjunctions occupy the first position in their clause, so the verbal enclitic su naturally takes the second position right after the entire phrase.
Why use tek for 'only' instead of samo?
Tek is used when 'only' relates to time, sequence, or a threshold, meaning 'only just now' or 'barely'. Samo means 'only' in the sense of exclusion or 'nothing else'. Since the prediction is 'only just' beginning in time, tek is the natural choice.
Is the noun predviđanje related to a specific verb?
Yes, it is a verbal noun formed from the imperfective verb predviđati (to predict or foresee). Verbal nouns in Croatian typically end in -nje, are grammatically neuter, and function very similarly to English gerunds ending in '-ing'.
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