Kiša pada, ali ipak idemo u park.

It is raining, but we are going to the park anyway.

Breakdown of Kiša pada, ali ipak idemo u park.

• ići: to go
• u: to
• ali: but
• kiša: rain

Questions & Answers about Kiša pada, ali ipak idemo u park.

Why does kiša pada mean it’s raining? Isn’t it literally rain falls?

Yes, literally kiša pada means rain falls or the rain is falling, but in Croatian this is a normal way to say it’s raining.

• kiša = rain
• pada = falls / is falling

So Croatian often uses a regular subject + verb structure where English uses it as a dummy subject.

You will also often hear:

• Pada kiša. = It’s raining.

Both Kiša pada and Pada kiša are correct. The difference is mostly word order and emphasis.

What is the difference between Kiša pada and Pada kiša?

Both mean it’s raining, but the word order changes the emphasis slightly.

• Kiša pada puts more focus on kiša (rain).
• Pada kiša sounds a bit more neutral and is often very natural in everyday speech.

Croatian word order is more flexible than English word order, because endings often show the grammatical role more clearly.

Why is there no word for it in Kiša pada?