Breakdown of Diskriminacija na poslu je zabranjena.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
posao
job / work
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
zabranjen
forbidden
diskriminacija
discrimination
Questions & Answers about Diskriminacija na poslu je zabranjena.
Why does the word for work, posao, change to poslu here?
The noun posao has a fleeting 'a' in the nominative case. When it declines into other cases like the locative here, that 'a' drops out. Additionally, the 'o' at the end changes back to an 'l', which is its original root form, making the locative form poslu.
Why do we use the preposition na instead of u for 'at work'?
In Croatian, na is typically used for institutions, events, and open spaces, whereas u is used for enclosed physical spaces. Work is treated as a concept or activity rather than just a physical building, so it always takes na poslu.
Why does zabranjena end in -a?
Zabranjena is a passive participle acting as an adjective here. It must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun it describes. Since diskriminacija is a feminine singular noun in the nominative case, the participle takes the feminine singular ending -a.
Could I use the reflexive se zabranjuje instead of je zabranjena?
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