Questions & Answers about Skreni lijevo kod škole, pa idi ravno.
What person/register are Skreni and idi? When would I say Skrenite / idite?
- Skreni and idi are 2nd‑person singular imperatives (informal; to one person you know or are speaking to casually).
- Use Skrenite, idite for plural or to be polite/formal with one person.
- To soften, add Molim te (informal) or Molim vas (polite): Molim vas, skrenite lijevo kod škole, pa idite ravno.
Why is it kod škole and not u školi or na školi? What case is škole?
- kod means “at/by/near” a landmark or someone’s place and governs the genitive case. škole is genitive singular of škola.
- u školi = “in the school” (inside); na školi would literally be “on the school” (on top of the building), so not used for directions.
- Close spatial alternatives:
- pored/pokraj škole = next to the school,
- uz školu = alongside the school,
- do škole = up to/as far as the school (endpoint, not location).
Is the comma before pa necessary?
- In standard Croatian, a comma is generally not used before coordinating pa. So the neutral punctuation is: Skreni lijevo kod škole pa idi ravno.
- Writers sometimes insert a comma to mark a pause; you’ll see it in informal text. In careful writing, omit it.