Word
Na početku sastanka uvijek isključim mobitel.
Meaning
At the beginning of the meeting, I always turn off my phone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Na početku sastanka uvijek isključim mobitel.
uvijek
always
na
at
mobitel
mobile phone
sastanak
meeting
Questions & Answers about Na početku sastanka uvijek isključim mobitel.
Why is it na početku sastanka and not na početak sastanka?
Because na početku means at the beginning and uses the locative case after na to show a location in time.
- početak = beginning
- na početku = at the beginning
By contrast, na početak would use the accusative and usually suggest movement to the beginning, which does not fit here.
So:
- na početku sastanka = at the beginning of the meeting
Why is sastanka in that form?
Because it depends on početak.
The basic noun is:
- sastanak = meeting
After a noun like početak (beginning), Croatian often uses the genitive to mean of something:
- početak sastanka = the beginning of the meeting
So sastanka is the genitive singular of sastanak.
Why is the verb isključim and not isključujem?