Kad je vani kiša, radije idem u teretanu nego trčati u parku.

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Breakdown of Kad je vani kiša, radije idem u teretanu nego trčati u parku.

• ići: to go
• u: to
• u: in

Questions & Answers about Kad je vani kiša, radije idem u teretanu nego trčati u parku.

What does Kad je vani kiša literally mean word‑for‑word, and why is it structured like that?

Word‑for‑word, Kad je vani kiša is:

• kad – when
• je – is
• vani – outside
• kiša – rain

So literally: “When is outside rain.”

In natural English this becomes “When it’s raining outside” or “When it’s rainy outside.”

A few points:

• In Croatian, saying je kiša (literally “is rain”) is a normal way to say “it is raining / it’s rainy.”
• vani is an adverb meaning “outside, outdoors.” Adverbs like this usually come after the verb je.
• Croatian doesn’t need a dummy subject like English “it”; you just say je kiša, not “it is rain.”

So the structure is perfectly normal Croatian, even though a literal English translation sounds strange.

What’s the difference between kad and kada? Could we say Kada je vani kiša?