Za sastanak mi je potreban dokument.

to be

Breakdown of Za sastanak mi je potreban dokument.

• mi: me
• za: for
• sastanak: meeting

Questions & Answers about Za sastanak mi je potreban dokument.

Why is the sentence structured as Za sastanak mi je potreban dokument instead of following English word order?

Croatian word order is much more flexible than English word order. This sentence is arranged to highlight za sastanak first, so it feels like:

• As for the meeting, I need a document
• For the meeting, a document is needed by me

A more neutral or very common order would also be:

• Potreban mi je dokument za sastanak.
• Treba mi dokument za sastanak.

All of these are natural, but they place the emphasis a little differently.

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What case is sastanak in, and why?

Sastanak is in the accusative singular because it follows the preposition za, which here means for.

So:

• za + accusative = for

Examples:

• za školu = for school
• za posao = for work
• za sastanak = for the meeting

With masculine inanimate nouns like sastanak, the accusative singular often looks the same as the nominative singular, so you do not see a change in the form.

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Why does mi appear in the sentence? What exactly does it mean?