Breakdown of Kao što vidiš, skica je spremna.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
spreman
ready
vidjeti
to see
kao
like, as
Questions & Answers about Kao što vidiš, skica je spremna.
Why do we use kao što instead of just kao?
Kao što is used to mean "just as" when introducing a full clause that contains a verb, like vidiš here. If you were just comparing something to a noun without a verb, you would use only kao (for example, kao ptica meaning "like a bird").
What is the difference between saying the sketch is spremna versus gotova?
While both can translate to "ready" or "done" in English, they carry different nuances. Spremna means "prepared" or "ready to be used" for the next step. Gotova strictly means "completed" or "finished". Here, spremna emphasizes that the sketch is ready for whoever needs to review or work with it next.
Why does the enclitic je come immediately after skica?
Enclitics like je must take the second position in their specific clause. Because the comma creates a hard grammatical boundary, the word skica acts as the first word of the new main clause, forcing je to drop perfectly into the second position.