Breakdown of Na kraju drugog retka nema točke, jer rečenica još nije gotova.
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Questions & Answers about Na kraju drugog retka nema točke, jer rečenica još nije gotova.
Why is it na kraju, not something like u kraju?
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.
Why is it drugog retka? Why are both words changed?
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.
What case is drugog retka, and why is it used?
It is genitive singular.
The phrase regularly takes the genitive, so you get: