Breakdown of Nikako ne šaljite prijavu štete bez fotografija.
ne
not
bez
without
fotografija
photograph
slati
to send
Questions & Answers about Nikako ne šaljite prijavu štete bez fotografija.
Why does the sentence use šaljite? What form is that?
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.
Why is it ne šaljite, not just šaljite?
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
What does nikako add here?