Na kraju drugog retka nema točke, jer rečenica još nije gotova.

Na kraju is the standard Croatian expression for at the end.

Here, kraj means end, and after na it appears in the locative form kraju. As a fixed phrase, na kraju is used very often:

• na kraju retka = at the end of the line
• na kraju knjige = at the end of the book
• na kraju dana = at the end of the day

So this is not really a word-for-word English-style choice; it is simply the normal Croatian expression.

Because na kraju is followed by the genitive.

The base forms are:

• drugi = second
• redak = line

After na kraju, they become:

• drugog = of the second
• retka = of the line

So:

• na kraju drugog retka = at the end of the second line

Both words change because the adjective must agree with the noun in case, number, and gender.

It is genitive singular.

The phrase na kraju regularly takes the genitive, so you get:

• kraj
  • genitive
• na kraju retka
• na kraju rečenice
• na kraju stranice

So in this sentence, drugog retka is genitive because it depends on kraju in the expression na kraju...

Yes, redak commonly means a line of text.

That is why it fits well here:

• prvi redak = the first line
• drugi redak = the second line

Be aware that Croatian also has red, which can mean row, order, queue, and sometimes line in other contexts. But for a line in written text, redak is especially clear and natural.

Because nema means there is no / there isn’t or does not have, which is exactly what is needed here.

• nema točke = there is no full stop / period

If you said nije točka, that would mean it is not a period, which is a different idea.

So the sentence is saying that at the end of the second line, a period is absent.

Because nema normally takes the genitive.

The basic noun is:

• točka = period, full stop, point, dot

After nema, it becomes:

• točke

This is a very common pattern in Croatian:

• ima vremena / nema vremena
• ima novca / nema novca
• ima smisla / nema smisla

So nema točke is grammatically normal.

Here točka means a full stop / period.

Croatian točka can also mean:

• point
• dot
• decimal point
• a point in a discussion or list

But in this sentence, because it is talking about the end of a line and a sentence not being finished, the meaning is clearly period / full stop.

Because jer introduces a reason clause, meaning because.

Croatian normally puts a comma before jer:

• Nema točke, jer rečenica još nije gotova.
• Ostao sam kod kuće, jer je padala kiša.

So the comma is standard punctuation here.

Jer means because.

In many situations, jer and zato što are very close in meaning:

• Nema točke, jer rečenica još nije gotova.
• Nema točke zato što rečenica još nije gotova.

Both mean basically the same thing.

A learner can usually think of jer as a simple, common word for because. In this sentence, it introduces the explanation for why there is no period.

Here još means still.

So:

• rečenica još nije gotova = the sentence is still not finished

Depending on context, još can also mean things like:

• more
• another
• yet
• still

But in this sentence, still is the natural meaning.

Because gotova agrees with rečenica, which is a feminine noun.

• rečenica = sentence, feminine
• gotov = finished, ready

So the adjective must match:

• masculine: gotov
• feminine: gotova
• neuter: gotovo

That is why Croatian says:

• Rečenica je gotova. = The sentence is finished.
• Posao je gotov. = The job is finished.
• Pismo je gotovo. = The letter is finished.

Yes.

It breaks down like this:

• nije = is not
• gotova = finished / ready

So:

• rečenica nije gotova = the sentence is not finished

Adding još gives:

• rečenica još nije gotova = the sentence is still not finished

Not completely. Croatian word order is fairly flexible, though some versions sound more natural than others.

The sentence has:

• rečenica još nije gotova

You may also hear:

• rečenica nije još gotova

but još nije gotova is usually the more natural and common order.

So the learner should understand that Croatian often allows variation, but some patterns are preferred in everyday usage.

Yes:

• Na = at/on
• kraju = end, in the phrase na kraju = at the end
• drugog = of the second
• retka = of the line
• nema = there is no / there isn’t
• točke = period, full stop, in genitive
• jer = because
• rečenica = sentence
• još = still
• nije = is not
• gotova = finished

So the structure is:

• Na kraju drugog retka = At the end of the second line
• nema točke = there is no period
• jer rečenica još nije gotova = because the sentence is still not finished

A learner would especially want to notice these four things:

1. Fixed phrase with a case

   • na kraju
     • genitive
   • therefore drugog retka

2. Negative existential verb

   • nema = there is no / there isn’t
   • it takes the genitive: točke

3. Agreement

   • rečenica is feminine
   • therefore gotova

4. Reason clause

   • jer = because
   • a comma is used before it

So this one sentence is a good example of case government, agreement, negation, and clause punctuation.