Breakdown of Prije javnobilježničkog akta potpisnik predočuje punomoć.
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Because prije is a preposition that takes the genitive case in Croatian.
So:
- akt = nominative singular
- akta = genitive singular
The adjective must match the noun, so:
- javnobilježnički akt = nominative
- javnobilježničkog akta = genitive
After prije, you normally expect the genitive:
- prije sastanka = before the meeting
- prije ručka = before lunch
- prije javnobilježničkog akta = before the notarial act/document
It is an adjective agreeing with akta in gender, number, and case.
Here the noun akta is:
- masculine
- singular
- genitive
So the adjective also has to be:
- masculine
- singular
- genitive
That gives the form javnobilježničkog.
You can think of it like this:
- javnobilježnički akt = nominative
- javnobilježničkog akta = genitive
The long form is not unusual in Croatian; adjectives often become much longer when they change for case.