Breakdown of Kad već počinje premijera, redar provjerava gledalište.
provjeriti
to check
počinjati
to start
gledalište
the audience area; auditorium
premijera
a premiere
Questions & Answers about Kad već počinje premijera, redar provjerava gledalište.
Why does the sentence use kad instead of kada?
Both kad and kada mean when.
- kad is the shorter, very common everyday form.
- kada is a bit more formal or emphatic.
In this sentence, kad is completely natural. You could also say:
- Kada već počinje premijera, redar provjerava gledalište.
That would mean the same thing.
What does već mean here?
Već usually means already.
In this sentence, it adds a sense like:
- already
- by now
- sometimes even since / now that, depending on context
So Kad već počinje premijera... suggests something like when the premiere is already starting or now that the premiere is starting already.
It gives a slight feeling that the event is underway or that there is some urgency.
Why is it počinje and not počne?