Uvijek prelazimo ulicu na pješačkom prijelazu.

Yes:

• Uvijek = always
• prelazimo = we cross
• ulicu = the street / a street
• na pješačkom prijelazu = at the pedestrian crossing / on the crosswalk

So the structure is basically:

always + we cross + street + at the pedestrian crossing

Because Croatian verbs already show the subject.

In prelazimo, the ending -mo tells you it means we.

• prelazim = I cross
• prelaziš = you cross
• prelazimo = we cross

So Croatian often leaves out subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

You could say:

Mi uvijek prelazimo ulicu na pješačkom prijelazu.

But mi is not necessary here.

Croatian does not have articles like a/an and the.

That means ulicu can mean either a street or the street, depending on context. In this sentence, English naturally uses the street, but Croatian does not need a separate word for that.

The same is true for pješačkom prijelazu: context tells you whether it is a pedestrian crossing or the pedestrian crossing.

Because ulicu is in the accusative case.

The noun ulica means street in its basic dictionary form, which is the nominative. But here it is the direct object of the verb prelazimo—it is the thing being crossed—so Croatian uses the accusative:

• ulica = street
• ulicu = street (as a direct object)

This is a very common pattern with feminine nouns ending in -a:

• škola → školu
• knjiga → knjigu
• ulica → ulicu

Prelazimo is the 1st person plural present tense form of prelaziti.

It means we cross.

In this sentence, because of uvijek (always), it has a habitual meaning:

• Uvijek prelazimo... = We always cross...

So it is not talking about one crossing happening right now. It describes a regular habit or rule.

Because this sentence expresses a habitual, repeated action: something we do always.

Croatian usually uses the imperfective verb for habits and general behavior:

• prelaziti = to cross, to be crossing, to cross habitually
• prijeći = to cross completely, to cross over once

So Uvijek prelazimo ulicu... sounds natural for a general rule or routine.

A perfective form would not be the normal choice here if you simply want to describe a repeated habit.

It is the locative case, used after na here to show location.

The phrase means at/on the pedestrian crossing.

• prijelaz = crossing
• pješački prijelaz = pedestrian crossing
• na pješačkom prijelazu = at the pedestrian crossing

Both words change because the adjective must agree with the noun:

• pješački → pješačkom
• prijelaz → prijelazu

So this is:

• na

  • locative = location, at/on

  Compare:

• Idemo na pješački prijelaz. = We are going to the crossing.
  Here na takes the accusative.
• Prelazimo ulicu na pješačkom prijelazu. = We cross the street at the crossing.
  Here na takes the locative.

Croatian prepositions do not match English prepositions one-for-one.

Na can mean on, at, or sometimes to, depending on the context and the case that follows it.

In this sentence, English naturally says at the pedestrian crossing, but Croatian uses na:

• na pješačkom prijelazu = at the pedestrian crossing

So it is best to learn the whole phrase, not just translate na by itself.

Yes, Croatian word order is fairly flexible.

Putting uvijek first is very natural and neutral here:

Uvijek prelazimo ulicu na pješačkom prijelazu.

It highlights the idea of always right away.

Other word orders are possible, for example:

Ulicu uvijek prelazimo na pješačkom prijelazu.

This is still understandable, but it gives slightly different emphasis. The original sentence is the most straightforward and natural order for a learner to use.

Literally, it means pedestrian crossing.

• pješak = pedestrian
• pješački = pedestrian, for pedestrians
• prijelaz = crossing

So pješački prijelaz is the standard term for a crosswalk or pedestrian crossing.

Yes. In everyday Croatian, people often say zebra for a crosswalk.

So you may hear:

Uvijek prelazimo ulicu na zebri.

That is common and natural in speech.

Still, na pješačkom prijelazu is standard, clear, and perfectly good Croatian.

The main ones learners notice here are:

• š in pješačkom = like sh in ship
• č in pješačkom = like ch in church, but a bit firmer

A rough pronunciation guide:

• Uvijek ≈ OO-vyek
• prelazimo ≈ preh-lah-zee-moh
• ulicu ≈ OO-lee-tsoo
• pješačkom ≈ pyeh-shach-kom
• prijelazu ≈ pree-yeh-lah-zoo

These are only approximations, but they can help at the beginning.