Projekcija počinje večeras.

tonight

Breakdown of Projekcija počinje večeras.

• počinjati: to start
• projekcija: a screening; projection

Questions & Answers about Projekcija počinje večeras.

What does projekcija mean here? Is it always projection?

In this sentence, projekcija usually means a screening or showing of a film.

Although the literal cognate is projection, Croatian projekcija is often used for a movie screening in contexts like cinemas, festivals, or events.

So in: Projekcija počinje večeras.

the most natural sense is:

• The screening starts tonight.
• The showing begins this evening.

Depending on context, projekcija can also mean projection in a technical or visual sense, but here screening is the likely interpretation.

Why is it počinje and not some other form like počinju?

Počinje is the 3rd person singular present tense form of počinjati / početi (to begin, to start).

The subject is projekcija, which is:

• singular
• feminine

So the verb must also be singular:

• projekcija počinje = the screening starts

If the subject were plural, you would use počinju:

• Projekcije počinju večeras. = The screenings start tonight.