Word
Kad putujemo, uvijek šaljemo roditeljima barem jednu fotografiju.
Meaning
When we travel, we always send our parents at least one photograph.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Kad putujemo, uvijek šaljemo roditeljima barem jednu fotografiju.
putovati
to travel
kad
when
uvijek
always
roditelj
parent
Questions & Answers about Kad putujemo, uvijek šaljemo roditeljima barem jednu fotografiju.
Why does the sentence start with Kad? Can I also say Kada?
Yes. Kad and kada both mean when.
- Kad is the shorter, very common everyday form.
- Kada is a bit fuller and can sound slightly more formal or careful.
In this sentence, Kad putujemo... means When we travel... or Whenever we travel...
So both of these are fine:
- Kad putujemo, ...
- Kada putujemo, ...
Why are putujemo and šaljemo in the present tense?
Croatian often uses the present tense for habitual or repeated actions, just like English does in sentences such as When we travel, we always send...
So here:
- putujemo = we travel / we are traveling
- šaljemo = we send / we are sending
Because the sentence describes something that happens regularly, the present tense is natural.
This sentence does not mean only one specific trip. It means something like:
- Whenever we travel, we always send...
What exactly is putujemo?