Nikako ne šaljite prijavu štete bez fotografija.

Šaljite is the imperative of slati / slati? More precisely, it is the imperative form of slati / slati? In standard Croatian, the verb is slati = to send, and šaljite is the 2nd person plural imperative.

It can be used:

• for you all: Send
• as a formal singular command/request: Please send / Do send

So ne šaljite means don’t send.

Because Croatian uses the plural form for polite address, this sentence could be speaking to:

• several people, or
• one person formally, such as a customer.

Because ne is the normal way to make a verb negative in Croatian.

• šaljite = send
• ne šaljite = don’t send

So the negative command is formed with ne + imperative.

In this sentence, the speaker is giving a clear prohibition:

• Nikako ne šaljite... = Do not send... under any circumstances

Nikako makes the prohibition much stronger. It means something like:

• in no way
• absolutely not
• under no circumstances

So:

• Ne šaljite prijavu štete bez fotografija. = Don’t send a damage claim without photos.
• Nikako ne šaljite prijavu štete bez fotografija. = Absolutely do not send a damage claim without photos.

It is a strong warning or instruction.

Yes, Croatian word order is fairly flexible, but Nikako ne šaljite... is very natural and emphatic.

Putting nikako first highlights the strong warning immediately.

Other word orders may be possible in context, but this version sounds like a standard clear instruction:

• Nikako ne šaljite prijavu štete bez fotografija.

A learner should treat this as the safest normal pattern:

• nikako + ne + verb

Because prijavu is the accusative singular form of prijava.

The verb slati takes a direct object, and direct objects are often in the accusative:

• prijava = nominative singular
• prijavu = accusative singular

So:

• šaljite prijavu = send the claim / application / report

In this sentence, prijavu is the thing being sent.

Štete is the genitive singular of šteta = damage.

The phrase prijava štete means damage claim or damage report. Literally, it is something like:

• claim/report of damage

This is a very common Croatian pattern:

• noun + genitive noun

So:

• prijava = claim/report
• štete = of damage

In the full sentence:

• prijavu štete = the accusative form of damage claim

Only the first noun changes for the role in the sentence:

• nominative: prijava štete
• accusative: prijavu štete

The preposition bez always requires the genitive.

Here the meaning is without photographs / without any photographs, so Croatian uses the genitive plural:

• fotografija = photograph, nominative singular
• fotografije = nominative plural
• fotografija = genitive plural

That is why you get:

• bez fotografija = without photographs

This form can be confusing because fotografija is both:

• nominative singular, and
• genitive plural

The role is clear from the preposition bez, because after bez you expect genitive.

Yes, Croatian can also use slika in some contexts, but fotografija is more precise here.

• fotografija = photograph
• slika = picture/image, sometimes also photo in everyday speech

In insurance, administrative, or formal instructions, fotografija sounds more exact and natural:

• bez fotografija = without photographs

So this sentence sounds appropriately formal and practical.

Croatian often distinguishes between imperfective and perfective verbs.

Here:

• slati = imperfective, to send
• poslati = perfective, to send off / send once, completely

The imperative in the sentence is based on the imperfective verb:

• šaljite

In negative commands, Croatian very often prefers the imperfective:

• Ne šaljite... sounds natural as a general prohibition.

A perfective negative imperative such as Ne pošaljite... is much less natural in this kind of warning. For learners, the important rule of thumb is:

• for a general don’t do this, Croatian usually prefers ne + imperfective imperative

So Nikako ne šaljite... is exactly what you would expect.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or official.

Reasons:

• šaljite can be a polite/formal imperative
• prijava štete is administrative/insurance-style vocabulary
• nikako makes it sound like a firm instruction or warning

This is the kind of sentence you might see:

• in an insurance notice
• in customer instructions
• on a website explaining how to submit documents

It does not sound casual or conversational.

No. Croatian does not have articles like English a and the.

So prijavu štete can mean:

• a damage claim
• the damage claim

The exact meaning depends on context.

Likewise, bez fotografija simply means:

• without photographs
• without any photographs

English must choose articles, but Croatian does not mark them this way.

Not exactly. Nikako is stronger than simple never in some contexts and is closer to:

• by no means
• under no circumstances
• absolutely do not

So a very close English rendering would be:

• Under no circumstances send a damage claim without photographs.

If you translate it as Never send..., the meaning is still understandable, but nikako really emphasizes not in this situation at all, rather than a broad time-based never.