Bubanj više ne radi.

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.

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.

Radi is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb raditi.

That means it matches a singular subject like bubanj.

A few forms of raditi in the present tense:

• ja radim = I work / I am working
• ti radiš = you work
• on/ona/ono radi = he/she/it works

So:

• Bubanj radi. = The drum works / is working.
• Bubanj ne radi. = The drum doesn’t work / isn’t working.

Yes, raditi can mean to work in the sense of doing work or having a job, but it is also very commonly used for machines, devices, systems, and parts that function properly.

So in Croatian, raditi can mean:

• to work (as a person)
• to function / operate (as a machine or device)

Examples:

• Radim u školi. = I work at a school.
• Telefon ne radi. = The phone isn’t working.
• Motor radi dobro. = The engine works well.

In this sentence, radi means functions / works properly.

Bubanj is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.

The verb radi agrees with it as a singular subject.

Basic idea:

• Bubanj = the drum (subject)
• radi = works

So the structure is simply:

• subject + više ne + verb

If you changed the role of the noun in a different sentence, the form might change depending on the case.

No. Bubanj can mean a drum in more than one sense.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

• a musical drum
• the drum of a machine, especially something like a washing machine
• other drum-shaped mechanical parts

In everyday context, Bubanj više ne radi often sounds like it could be talking about a machine drum, not necessarily a musical instrument.

So the exact meaning depends heavily on context.

Yes, that is also possible.

Both are understandable:

• Bubanj više ne radi
• Bubanj ne radi više

But više ne radi is a very common and natural way to say no longer works.

A rough difference in feel:

• Bubanj više ne radi. = neutral, standard no longer works
• Bubanj ne radi više. = also correct, sometimes sounds a little more like doesn’t work anymore

In many situations, the difference is just one of emphasis rather than meaning.

Croatian does not have articles like English a and the.

So bubanj can mean:

• a drum
• the drum

The context tells you which one is meant.

That is why a short sentence like Bubanj više ne radi can naturally mean The drum no longer works without any separate word for the.

Yes, it is in the present tense.

Literally, the structure is present:

• bubanj = drum
• više ne = no longer
• radi = works

So the sentence describes the current state: the drum is now in a non-working condition.

That is slightly different from a past event like:

• Bubanj je prestao raditi. = The drum stopped working.

So:

• Bubanj više ne radi. focuses on the present result.
• Bubanj je prestao raditi. focuses more on the moment or event of stopping.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

BOO-bany

More precisely:

• bu sounds like boo
• banj ends with the Croatian nj, which sounds like the ny in canyon or onion

So bubanj is approximately BOO-bany.

Also:

• j in Croatian is pronounced like English y
• nj is a single sound, not a separate n plus hard j sound