Breakdown of Poslije puknuća cijevi sanirajte imovinsku štetu i provjerite istrošenost.
i
and
poslije
after
provjeriti
to check
puknuće cijevi
burst pipe
Questions & Answers about Poslije puknuća cijevi sanirajte imovinsku štetu i provjerite istrošenost.
Why is it puknuća cijevi? What case is that?
Both words are in the genitive.
- poslije normally takes the genitive: poslije čega? = after what?
- So puknuće becomes puknuća
- And cijev becomes cijevi
So:
- puknuće = a rupture / burst / cracking
- cijevi = of the pipe
Together, poslije puknuća cijevi literally means after the pipe’s rupture or more naturally after a pipe bursts.
A useful thing to notice is that cijevi can look confusing, because it can also be another form in other contexts. Here, it is genitive singular: of the pipe.
What exactly does puknuće mean, and how is it related to the verb?
Puknuće is a noun formed from the verb puknuti.
- puknuti = to burst, crack, snap
- puknuće = a burst, rupture, cracking
Croatian often uses these verbal nouns in formal, technical, or administrative language. English often prefers a clause, like after the pipe bursts, but Croatian can use the noun phrase poslije puknuća cijevi.
So this sentence sounds fairly formal/instructional.
What form are sanirajte and ?