Račun za električnu energiju je spreman.

The electricity bill is ready.

Breakdown of Račun za električnu energiju je spreman.

• biti: to be
• spreman: ready
• račun za električnu energiju: an electricity bill

Questions & Answers about Račun za električnu energiju je spreman.

What does račun mean here?

Here račun means bill or invoice.

This word is very common in Croatian and can mean different things depending on context, for example:

• bill / invoice → račun za struju, račun za vodu
• receipt → what you get in a shop or restaurant
• account → bankovni račun = bank account
• calculation / arithmetic in some contexts

In this sentence, because of za električnu energiju, it clearly means the electricity bill.

Why is it za električnu energiju?

The phrase za električnu energiju means for electrical energy or more naturally for electricity.

Here:

• za = for
• električnu energiju = electrical energy

So račun za električnu energiju literally means a bill for electrical energy.

In everyday English, you would usually translate the whole phrase as electricity bill rather than word-for-word.

Why do we say električnu energiju and not električna energija?