Završetak radova kasni u mjeri u kojoj ima dodatnih radova.

Completion is delayed in proportion to the amount of additional work.

Breakdown of Završetak radova kasni u mjeri u kojoj ima dodatnih radova.

• imati: to have
• kasniti: to be late
• završetak radova: the completion of work
• dodatni radovi: additional building work

Questions & Answers about Završetak radova kasni u mjeri u kojoj ima dodatnih radova.

Why is kasni singular when radova is plural?

Because the grammatical subject is završetak, not radova.

• završetak = completion / ending
• radova = of the works / of the tasks

So the structure is:

• Završetak radova = the completion of the works

Since završetak is singular, the verb is singular too:

• završetak ... kasni = the completion ... is delayed / is late

English speakers often focus on the nearest noun, but in Croatian the verb agrees with the true subject, not just the closest plural noun.

Why is radova in završetak radova?

It is in the genitive plural because završetak normally takes a genitive complement: completion of something.

Compare:

• završetak projekta = completion of the project
• završetak radova = completion of the works

So here:

• radovi is the basic plural form
• radova is the genitive plural form

This is a very common pattern with verbal nouns in Croatian.

What exactly does kasni mean here?