Nakon završetka radova sastavite zapisnik o primopredaji.

Because nakon is a preposition that requires the genitive case in Croatian.

• basic form: završetak = completion / end
• after nakon: nakon završetka = after the completion

So this is a standard case change:

• završetak → nominative
• završetka → genitive

A learner can remember this as:

• nakon + genitive = after ...

Examples:

• nakon sastanka = after the meeting
• nakon ručka = after lunch
• nakon završetka = after the completion

This is a noun phrase meaning the completion of the works.

Breakdown:

• završetka = of the completion / completion in the genitive after nakon
• radova = of the works

So literally the structure is close to:

• after [the completion [of the works]]

In Croatian, nouns often combine this way, where the second noun is also in the genitive:

• završetak radova = completion of the works
• početak sastanka = beginning of the meeting
• kraj dana = end of the day

So radova depends on završetka, not directly on nakon.

Because radova is the genitive plural of radovi.

Here the noun radovi means something like works, construction work, operations, or project work, depending on context. In formal and technical language, radovi is very common.

You get:

• radovi = nominative plural
• radova = genitive plural

Why genitive plural here? Because it follows the noun završetak in the pattern:

• završetak čega? = completion of what?
• završetak radova = completion of the works

So:

• nakon završetka radova = after the completion of the works

Sastavite is the imperative form of the verb sastaviti.

More specifically, it is:

• 2nd person plural imperative

That means it can be used:

1. when speaking to more than one person
2. as a formal singular command, like polite you in Croatian (Vi)

So in English this is something like:

• Draw up...
• Prepare...
• Compile...

The implied subject is:

• vi = you (plural or formal singular)

So the sentence is addressing someone directly, most likely in an instruction, regulation, or business procedure.

Because the sentence is asking for a single completed action.

The verb pair is roughly:

• sastavljati = imperfective, ongoing/repeated
• sastaviti = perfective, complete something once

Here the instruction means:

• once the works are finished, prepare/draw up the report

That naturally calls for the perfective verb, because the result matters: the report should be completed.

This is very common in instructions:

• pošaljite = send
• ispunite = fill in
• potpišite = sign
• sastavite = draw up / prepare

Because zapisnik is the direct object of the verb sastavite, and it is an inanimate masculine noun.

For inanimate masculine nouns:

• nominative singular = zapisnik
• accusative singular = zapisnik

So the form does not change.

You can think of it like this:

• sastaviti što? = to prepare what?
• zapisnik

If it were an animate masculine noun, the accusative would usually match the genitive, but zapisnik is inanimate, so nominative and accusative are the same.

Zapisnik is a formal written record. Depending on context, it can be translated as:

• report
• record
• minutes
• official written statement
• handover record/report in this sentence

In construction, legal, or administrative contexts, zapisnik often means an official document recording what was inspected, agreed, handed over, or completed.

So here it is not just any casual note. It is a formal document.

Because the preposition o here means about / concerning, and it requires the locative case.

So:

• basic form: primopredaja
• after o: o primopredaji

This is a very common pattern:

• govoriti o projektu = talk about the project
• odluka o natječaju = decision about the tender
• zapisnik o primopredaji = record/report on the handover

So o primopredaji describes what kind of zapisnik it is:

• a record about the handover

Primopredaja is a formal noun meaning something like:

• handover
• transfer and acceptance
• delivery and acceptance

It comes from the idea of one side giving and the other side receiving/accepting something.

In practical contexts, it often refers to:

• handing over completed works
• transferring premises, equipment, or documents
• formal acceptance of a project stage

So zapisnik o primopredaji is the official document confirming that the handover/acceptance took place.

Yes, very formal and administrative.

Clues:

• nakon završetka radova is a typical official phrase
• sastavite in formal/plural imperative sounds instructional
• zapisnik o primopredaji is bureaucratic/technical vocabulary

This is the kind of sentence you might see in:

• contracts
• technical instructions
• workplace procedures
• construction documentation
• legal or administrative texts

In everyday speech, a person might say something less formal, depending on context.

Yes, Croatian word order is flexible, but this version is very natural for formal instructions.

Current order:

• Nakon završetka radova sastavite zapisnik o primopredaji.

This puts the time condition first:

• After completion of the works, prepare the handover report.

You could also say:

• Sastavite zapisnik o primopredaji nakon završetka radova.

That is grammatically fine too, but the original sounds more like standard written instruction language, because it foregrounds when the action should happen.

Yes. The subject is not written, but it is understood from the verb sastavite.

The implied subject is:

• vi = you (plural or formal singular)

Croatian often leaves subject pronouns out when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

So the full version would be:

• Vi sastavite zapisnik o primopredaji nakon završetka radova.

But that usually sounds less natural unless you want emphasis. The shorter version is the normal one.