Djeca su privremeno kod bake, pa večeras nas dvoje možemo mirno sjediti na terasi.

Because djeca means children, so it is grammatically plural.

Even though djeca looks like a singular noun form, it takes plural agreement:

• Djeca su = The children are
• not Djeca je

This is one of those nouns you simply learn as a plural-meaning word that behaves like a plural in the sentence.

Privremeno means temporarily or for the time being.

It is an adverb, so it describes the situation as temporary:

• Djeca su privremeno kod bake = The children are temporarily at grandma’s place

You may also see the related adjective privremen = temporary.

Kod usually means at, by, or over at someone’s place, depending on context.

So:

• kod bake = at grandma’s place / with grandma

This is a very common Croatian pattern when talking about being at someone’s home or in someone’s care:

• kod mame = at mom’s place
• kod prijatelja = at a friend’s place
• kod liječnika = at the doctor’s

So here it does not literally mean physical proximity only; it often implies being at someone’s place.

Because kod normally requires the genitive case.

The basic form is:

• baka = grandma

But after kod, it changes to genitive:

• kod bake = at grandma’s place

This is a very common case pattern in Croatian. After certain prepositions, nouns must change form.

Pa here means something like:

• so
• and so
• therefore
• sometimes simply and then

In this sentence, it connects the two ideas:

• The children are temporarily at grandma’s, so tonight...

It is a very common conversational connector in Croatian and often sounds natural and light, not overly formal.

Večeras means tonight / this evening.

Compare:

• večer = evening
• večeras = tonight / this evening

So:

• večeras možemo... = tonight we can...

It refers to this specific evening, not evenings in general.

Nas dvoje means the two of us.

This is more specific than mi, which just means we.
By saying nas dvoje, the speaker emphasizes that exactly two people are involved.

So:

• mi možemo = we can
• nas dvoje možemo = the two of us can

This often has a warm, personal tone in Croatian.

Dvoje is a collective numeral used for a group of two, especially in expressions like:

• nas dvoje = the two of us
• vas dvoje = the two of you
• njih dvoje = the two of them

In everyday language, this is very common when referring to two people as a pair.

The form nas is genitive/accusative of mi, and dvoje specifies the number.

So literally, the structure is something like:

• of us, two

But in natural English, it is simply the two of us.

Because the real meaning is still we / the two of us, so the verb stays in the 1st person plural:

• nas dvoje možemo = the two of us can

Even though nas is not nominative in form, the whole expression refers to we two, so Croatian uses the plural verb accordingly.

This is completely normal.

Because after modal verbs like moći (can / be able to), Croatian normally uses the infinitive.

So:

• možemo sjediti = we can sit

Other common examples:

• mogu doći = I can come
• možeš vidjeti = you can see
• moramo ići = we must go

So možemo is the conjugated verb, and sjediti stays in the infinitive.

This is an important aspect difference.

• sjediti = to sit / to be sitting
• sjesti = to sit down

So:

• možemo mirno sjediti na terasi = we can sit peacefully on the terrace
• možemo sjesti na terasu would mean we can sit down on the terrace

Here the idea is not the action of sitting down, but the state of sitting and relaxing, so sjediti is the natural choice.

Mirno means peacefully, quietly, or calmly.

In this sentence it suggests sitting without disturbance, stress, or noise:

• mirno sjediti = sit peacefully / sit quietly

Because the children are away temporarily, the two adults can finally relax.

Because na with the locative case is used to mean on / at a place when there is no movement.

The basic noun is:

• terasa = terrace

In the locative singular:

• na terasi = on the terrace / out on the terrace

Compare:

• sjediti na terasi = to sit on the terrace
• ići na terasu = to go onto the terrace

So:

• na terasi = location
• na terasu = motion toward that location

Croatian word order is fairly flexible, but the original order sounds natural and balanced.

The sentence is:

• Djeca su privremeno kod bake, pa večeras nas dvoje možemo mirno sjediti na terasi.

You could rearrange parts for emphasis, for example:

• Večeras nas dvoje možemo mirno sjediti na terasi, jer su djeca privremeno kod bake.
• Djeca su kod bake privremeno, pa večeras možemo nas dvoje mirno sjediti na terasi.

But not every variation sounds equally natural. The original sentence is smooth because:

1. it states the reason first,
2. then the consequence,
3. and places večeras early for time emphasis.

So yes, Croatian allows flexibility, but natural usage still matters.

Yes. Baka means grandma / grandmother, and context tells you whose grandmother it is.

In this sentence, the most natural interpretation is the children are at grandma’s, meaning the family grandmother known to the speakers.

Croatian often omits possessives when they are obvious from context. So instead of saying something like their grandmother, it is very natural just to say:

• kod bake

The relationship is understood.