Breakdown of Pod pretpostavkom da je izvornik čitljiv, utvrdite istovjetnost.
biti
to be
izvornik
the original document
istovjetnost
identity; exact correspondence
utvrditi
to establish; ascertain
Questions & Answers about Pod pretpostavkom da je izvornik čitljiv, utvrdite istovjetnost.
Why does the sentence start with pod pretpostavkom? What case is pretpostavkom?
Pod normally means under, but in expressions like pod pretpostavkom it means something like on the assumption or assuming.
Here, pretpostavkom is in the instrumental singular because the preposition pod can require the instrumental when it expresses a non-literal relation like this.
- pretpostavka = assumption
- pod pretpostavkom = under the assumption / assuming
So the phrase Pod pretpostavkom da... means Assuming that... or Provided that...
Why is there da je in the middle of the sentence?
The combination da je introduces a clause meaning that ... is.
In this sentence:
- da = that
- je = is
So:
- Pod pretpostavkom da je izvornik čitljiv
= On the assumption that the original is legible
This is very common in Croatian after nouns or expressions involving thinking, assuming, knowing, saying, etc.
What exactly is izvornik?