Kroz gostujuću mrežu podatkovni promet može biti skup.

Through the visited network, data traffic can be expensive.

Breakdown of Kroz gostujuću mrežu podatkovni promet može biti skup.

• biti: to be
• moći: to be able to
• kroz: through
• skup: expensive

Questions & Answers about Kroz gostujuću mrežu podatkovni promet može biti skup.

What does kroz mean here?

Kroz most literally means through.

In this sentence, Kroz gostujuću mrežu means something like through a roaming network or via a roaming network.

In telecom language, English would often phrase this less literally, for example:

• On a roaming network, data traffic can be expensive
• Using a roaming network, data usage can be expensive

So Croatian uses kroz where English might prefer through, via, or just a different structure altogether.

Why is it gostujuću mrežu and not gostujuća mreža?

Because kroz normally requires the accusative case.

The base form is:

• gostujuća mreža = a roaming network / the roaming network

But after kroz, both the adjective and noun change into accusative singular feminine:

• gostujuću mrežu

So:

• nominative: gostujuća mreža
• accusative: gostujuću mrežu

This is a very common thing in Croatian: the preposition determines the case.

What exactly does gostujuća mreža mean?