Na sastanku jedni druge slušamo i poštujemo.

Na sastanku means at the meeting.

In Croatian, some events and gatherings are commonly used with na, not u. A sastanak is one of them, so na sastanku is the normal expression for at a meeting.

Also, after na in the meaning of location, Croatian uses the locative case, so:

• sastanak = meeting
• na sastanku = at the meeting

So this is both a vocabulary pattern and a case pattern.

Because it is in the locative singular.

The base form is:

• sastanak = meeting

After na when you mean location, you need the locative:

• na sastanku = at the meeting

This kind of change is very common in Croatian. Nouns often change their endings depending on their role in the sentence.

Because Croatian usually does not need an explicit subject pronoun when the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

Here, both verbs are 1st person plural:

• slušamo = we listen
• poštujemo = we respect

The ending -mo tells you the subject is we, so mi is unnecessary unless you want extra emphasis.

You could say:

• Mi na sastanku jedni druge slušamo i poštujemo.

But it sounds more emphatic, like We are the ones who listen to and respect each other at meetings.

Jedni druge means each other.

It is a reciprocal expression: the members of the group do the action to one another.

So:

• slušamo jedni druge = we listen to each other
• poštujemo jedni druge = we respect each other

Literally, it looks something like ones others, but in normal English you should just understand it as each other.

Because Croatian expresses each other with a two-part reciprocal phrase.

In this sentence:

• jedni matches the subject side of the idea
• druge matches the object side of the idea

This is why it is not a single word like in English. Croatian builds the reciprocal meaning through case and agreement.

Because druge is the form needed for the direct object.

The verbs slušati and poštovati take a direct object, so the second part of the reciprocal expression must be in the accusative.

That is why you get:

• jedni druge slušamo
• jedni druge poštujemo

not:

• jedni drugi

So the sentence is showing correct case usage, not just a fixed phrase.

Jedni is the plural nominative form used for a masculine or mixed-gender group.

In Croatian, plural masculine forms are also used when a group includes both men and women, or when the gender is not specified.

So this sentence sounds like it refers to:

• a mixed group, or
• a group treated grammatically as masculine plural

If the whole group were explicitly feminine, you would expect:

• jedne druge

So jedni druge is the normal default for a general we in many contexts.

Yes. Both are present tense, 1st person plural.

• slušamo = we listen
• poštujemo = we respect

In a sentence like this, the present tense can describe:

• something happening right now, or
• a general rule / principle / habit

Here it very likely sounds like a general rule or expected behavior, something like:

• At meetings, we listen to and respect each other.

Because one object can apply to both verbs.

Croatian, like English, often avoids repetition when the meaning is clear:

• jedni druge slušamo i poštujemo

This means:

• we listen to each other and respect each other

Repeating it would also be grammatical:

• jedni druge slušamo i jedni druge poštujemo

But that sounds heavier and less natural unless you want strong emphasis.

No, Croatian word order is fairly flexible.

The given sentence:

• Na sastanku jedni druge slušamo i poštujemo.

is natural and clear. It starts with the setting at the meeting, then gives the reciprocal phrase, then the verbs.

Other word orders are possible, for example:

• Jedni druge na sastanku slušamo i poštujemo.
• Slušamo i poštujemo jedni druge na sastanku.

But the original order sounds very natural, especially if the speaker wants to frame the sentence around the context at the meeting.

Usually it is understood as we listen to and respect each other.

Croatian present tense often covers both:

• a general present
• an ongoing present

Without extra context, this sentence sounds more like a general statement of behavior or policy, especially because of the setting na sastanku.

So the most natural English understanding is:

• At the meeting, we listen to and respect each other.

or

• In meetings, we listen to and respect each other.