Bubanj više ne radi.

The drum no longer works.

Breakdown of Bubanj više ne radi.

• raditi: to work
• više ne: no longer
• bubanj: the drum

Questions & Answers about Bubanj više ne radi.

What does više ne mean in this sentence?

Više ne means no longer or not anymore.

So Bubanj više ne radi means that the drum used to work before, but now it does not.

This is a very common Croatian pattern:

• više ne + verb

Examples:

• Više ne živim tamo. = I don’t live there anymore.
• On više ne dolazi. = He doesn’t come anymore.

Why are there both više and ne? Doesn’t ne already make it negative?

Yes, ne is the basic negation particle and means not.

But više adds the idea of anymore / no longer. Without više, the sentence would simply mean:

• Bubanj ne radi. = The drum is not working.

With više, it becomes:

• Bubanj više ne radi. = The drum is no longer working.

So ne gives the negation, and više adds the sense of a change from an earlier state.

What form is radi?