Kad kasnim na sastanak, uzimam taksi.

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Breakdown of Kad kasnim na sastanak, uzimam taksi.

• kad: when
• kasniti: to be late
• sastanak: meeting

Questions & Answers about Kad kasnim na sastanak, uzimam taksi.

What does kad mean here?

Here kad means when or whenever.

In this sentence, it introduces a general situation:

• Kad kasnim na sastanak, uzimam taksi.
• Whenever I’m late for a meeting, I take a taxi.

So it is not necessarily talking about one specific time. It sounds habitual or repeated.

Why are both verbs in the present tense?

Because Croatian often uses the present tense to describe habitual actions or general truths, just like English does in sentences such as:

• When I’m late, I take a taxi.

So:

• kasnim = I am late / I’m running late
• uzimam = I take

Together, they describe a repeated pattern, not only what is happening right now.

Is this sentence talking about a specific event or a general habit?