Ako ništa drugo, runda daje novu priliku.

It is an idiomatic expression meaning If nothing else.

Literally, the words are:

• ako = if
• ništa = nothing
• drugo = other / else

But in natural use, Ako ništa drugo means something like:

• If nothing else, ...
• At least, ...
• Even if there are no other advantages, ...

So the sentence is setting up a minimum positive point: even if the round does nothing more, it still gives a new chance.

Because ništa behaves like a neuter singular pronoun, and drugo agrees with it.

So:

• ništa = nothing
• drugo = other / else in neuter singular

That is why you get ništa drugo.

This is very common in Croatian:

• nešto drugo = something else
• sve drugo = everything else
• ništa novo = nothing new

Runda means round.

It is a borrowed word and is used in several contexts, for example:

• a round in a game
• a round in a fight or competition
• a round of drinks
• sometimes a cycle or turn in a broader sense

In this sentence, it most likely means a round in some game, contest, or repeated process.

Also, runda is a feminine noun, which matters for agreement elsewhere in the sentence.

Daje is 3rd person singular present tense, meaning gives.

It comes from the verb davati, the imperfective partner of dati.

So:

• davati = to give, in an ongoing/habitual/general sense
• dati = to give, in a completed/one-time sense

Here, daje works well because the sentence states a general fact:

• runda daje novu priliku = the round gives a new opportunity

This sounds like a general consequence or function of the round, not a single completed act.

Because novu priliku is the direct object of daje, so it must be in the accusative case.

Base forms:

• nova prilika = a new opportunity / a new chance

Accusative forms:

• novu priliku

Both words change:

• nova → novu
• prilika → priliku

This is normal for feminine nouns ending in -a and their adjectives in the singular accusative.

Here, prilika means opportunity or chance.

Depending on context, prilika can also mean:

• occasion
• opportunity
• chance

In this sentence, new chance or new opportunity is the best fit:

• runda daje novu priliku = the round gives a new chance

Because Croatian does not use articles like English a/an/the.

So runda can mean:

• a round
• the round

And novu priliku can mean:

• a new opportunity
• the new opportunity

Which one is intended depends on context.

This is very normal in Croatian, and English speakers often need time to get used to it.

No, Croatian word order is relatively flexible, though some versions sound more natural or emphasize different things.

The given sentence:

• Ako ništa drugo, runda daje novu priliku.

This is natural because:

1. the idiomatic frame Ako ništa drugo comes first,
2. then the main statement follows.

Other possible orders are grammatically possible, for example:

• Runda daje novu priliku, ako ništa drugo.

That version puts the main statement first and the idiom at the end, which changes the rhythm and emphasis.

So the original word order is a very natural one, especially for introducing a qualifying comment like if nothing else.

Because Ako ništa drugo functions as an introductory phrase before the main clause.

The comma helps separate:

• the framing comment: Ako ništa drugo
• the main statement: runda daje novu priliku

In English, you would often do the same:

• If nothing else, the round gives a new chance.

So the comma is both natural and helpful here.

Yes, in many contexts that would be a good natural translation.

Although the structure is literally If nothing else, the practical meaning is often close to:

• At least the round gives a new chance
• At the very least, the round gives another opportunity

So if the meaning has already been explained to the learner, it is useful to know that Ako ništa drugo often carries that minimum consolation or best-case leftover sense.