Word
Kad traka više ne ide, blagajnica mirno čeka da opet počnemo slagati stvari.
Meaning
When the conveyor belt stops moving, the cashier calmly waits for us to start placing the items again.
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Questions & Answers about Kad traka više ne ide, blagajnica mirno čeka da opet počnemo slagati stvari.
What does kad mean here, and is it the same as kada?
Kad means when here.
It is a very common shorter form of kada, and in everyday Croatian they are often interchangeable:
- Kad traka više ne ide...
- Kada traka više ne ide...
Both mean the same thing. Kad is a bit more conversational and frequent in speech.
Why does više ne ide mean no longer works / no longer moves? I thought više meant more.
Yes, više often means more, but with a negative verb it very often means any more / any longer / no longer.
So:
- ide = goes, moves, works
- ne ide = does not go / does not work
- više ne ide = does not go any more / no longer works
This is a very important pattern in Croatian:
- Ne živim više tamo. = I don’t live there any more.
- On više ne radi ovdje. = He no longer works here.
So in your sentence, traka više ne ide means something like the belt stops moving / no longer goes.
What exactly does traka mean in this sentence?