Breakdown of Obrazac možeš poslati e-mailom, ili ga možeš donijeti osobno.
moći
to be able to
ili
or
donijeti
to bring
e-mail
email
Questions & Answers about Obrazac možeš poslati e-mailom, ili ga možeš donijeti osobno.
Why is obrazac at the start—what case is it, and is it the subject?
Obrazac is the direct object of poslati/donijeti (so it’s in the accusative).
For an inanimate masculine noun like obrazac, nominative = accusative in the singular, so it looks like a subject form. Word order is flexible, and putting the object first is very normal in Croatian.
What does možeš mean here, and why isn’t there a word like to (as in to send)?
Možeš is 2nd person singular present of moći (you can / you may).
Croatian uses an infinitive without “to”:
- možeš poslati = you can send
- možeš donijeti = you can bring
Why is možeš repeated? Could it be said only once?
It’s repeated because there are effectively two separate options/clauses:
- (ti) možeš poslati…
- (ti) možeš donijeti…
You can avoid repeating it in some styles, but the given version is the most straightforward and natural, especially in instructions.