Breakdown of Ceremonija će biti vani, no matičar razmišlja o tendi.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
vani
outside
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
razmišljati
to think
Questions & Answers about Ceremonija će biti vani, no matičar razmišlja o tendi.
Why do we use vani for "outside" here instead of izvana?
Vani is an adverb of location meaning "outside" or "outdoors" indicating where something is statically located. Izvana means "from the outside" indicating direction or origin. Since the ceremony is taking place in an outdoor location, vani is the correct choice.
Is there a difference between using no and ali in this sentence?
Both no and ali are contrastive conjunctions. Ali is the most everyday word for "but". No translates more closely to "however" or "yet" and sounds slightly more formal or emphatic, but they are entirely interchangeable here.
Which case is used for o tendi after the verb razmišlja?
It uses the Locative case. When the preposition o means "about" (as in talking or thinking about something), it always requires the Locative case. The nominative form is tenda (awning), which changes to tendi.
How could we add the lesson's target phrase s obzirom na to say "...considering the weather, the registrar is thinking about an awning"?
You would say: ...s obzirom na vrijeme, matičar razmišlja o tendi. The complex preposition s obzirom na takes the Accusative case, and since vrijeme is a neuter noun, its Accusative form looks identical to its Nominative form.