Pročitajte uredbu o pravima putnika.

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Breakdown of Pročitajte uredbu o pravima putnika.

• pročitati: to read
• prava putnika: passenger rights
• uredba: a regulation

Questions & Answers about Pročitajte uredbu o pravima putnika.

What does pročitajte mean grammatically?

Pročitajte is the imperative form of the verb pročitati, meaning read in the sense of read through / finish reading.

A few key points:

• pročitati is a perfective verb, so it suggests completing the action.
• pročitajte can mean:
  • read! when speaking to more than one person
  • please read! when addressing one person formally/politely

So this form is both:

• 2nd person plural imperative, and
• the usual formal singular imperative.

Why is it pročitajte and not čitajte?

This is mainly about aspect, which is very important in Croatian verbs.

• čitati = to read, to be reading; an imperfective verb
• pročitati = to read through / finish reading; a perfective verb

So:

• čitajte = read / be reading / read regularly
• pročitajte = read it completely / read through it

In a sentence like this, where someone is being told to read a specific document, Croatian often prefers the perfective imperative because the idea is: complete this task.