Breakdown of Kad čitam naglas, lakše čujem gdje nedostaje zarez ili upitnik.
čitati
to read
gdje
where
kad
when
ili
or
Questions & Answers about Kad čitam naglas, lakše čujem gdje nedostaje zarez ili upitnik.
Why does the sentence start with Kad? Does it mean when?
Yes. Kad means when here.
In this sentence, Kad čitam naglas means When I read aloud.
A learner should also know that Croatian often uses both kad and kada for when.
- kad is very common in everyday speech and writing
- kada is a bit fuller/more formal, but both are normal
So you could also say:
Kada čitam naglas, lakše čujem gdje nedostaje zarez ili upitnik.
The meaning stays the same.
What form is čitam?
Čitam is the 1st person singular present tense of čitati, which means to read.
So:
- čitati = to read
- čitam = I read / I am reading
Croatian present tense can cover both:
- I read
- I am reading
In this sentence, because of kad and the general meaning, čitam is best understood as when I read aloud in a habitual or repeated sense.
Why is there no word for I? Where is ja?