Learn Hardcore Croatian: Za svaki izostanak škola traži ispričnicu od roditelja. - For every absence, the school requires an excuse note from the parents.

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Za svaki izostanak škola traži ispričnicu od roditelja.

Meaning

For every absence, the school requires an excuse note from the parents.

Part of speech

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Breakdown of Za svaki izostanak škola traži ispričnicu od roditelja.

Why is it za svaki izostanak and not za svakog izostanka or za svaku izostanak?

Because za here takes the accusative case, and izostanak is a masculine inanimate noun.

So:

For masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular.

That is why you get za svaki izostanak.

If the noun were feminine, the adjective would look different, for example za svaku...

What exactly does izostanak mean here?

Izostanak means absence.

In a school context, it means a pupil’s absence from school, class, or lessons. It is a very common word in school administration.

So in this sentence, it means each recorded absence that needs to be justified.

Why is škola in that form?

Škola is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative singular.

The verb traži is also singular, which matches škola:

So škola is the thing doing the action.