Ako nema temperature, vjerojatnije je da je to samo prehlada.

In Croatian, nemati is its own verb meaning to not have / there is not. So:

• ima = there is / it has
• nema = there is not / it does not have

In this sentence, Ako nema temperature literally means something like If there is no fever.

Croatian often uses ima / nema in this impersonal way, where English would say there is / there isn’t.

Because nema normally takes the genitive case.

The noun is:

• temperatura = nominative singular

But after nema, it becomes:

• temperature = genitive singular

So:

• Ima temperaturu. = He/she has a fever.
• Nema temperature. = He/she doesn’t have a fever. / There is no fever.

This is a very common pattern in Croatian:

• ima + accusative
• nema + genitive

Not in the everyday English sense. In Croatian, temperatura very often means a fever in medical or everyday conversation.

So nema temperature usually means:

• doesn’t have a fever
• there is no fever

rather than there is no temperature.

This is one of those places where the Croatian word looks familiar to an English speaker but is used a bit differently.

Vjerojatnije means more likely.

It comes from:

• vjerojatan = likely / probable

The form vjerojatnije is the comparative form, used here in a neutral, impersonal structure:

• vjerojatno = probably / likely
• vjerojatnije = more likely

In this sentence, Vjerojatnije je da... means It is more likely that...

This is a very natural Croatian way to express probability.

Because they belong to two different parts of the sentence.

1. vjerojatnije je
   = it is more likely

2. da je to samo prehlada
   = that it is just a cold

So the full structure is:

• Vjerojatnije je = It is more likely
• da je to samo prehlada = that it is just a cold

The first je is part of the main clause.
The second je is inside the subordinate clause introduced by da.

Da introduces a subordinate clause, often corresponding to English that.

So:

• Vjerojatnije je da je to samo prehlada.
• It is more likely that it is just a cold.

In English, that can often be omitted:

• It’s more likely it’s just a cold.

In Croatian, da is normally kept in this kind of sentence.

To here means that / it in a neutral sense. It points to the situation or illness being discussed.

So:

• da je to samo prehlada = that it is just a cold

Croatian often uses to in sentences like this where English uses it.

You could think of it as referring to whatever this is:

• to je prehlada = it is a cold
• to je samo prehlada = it is just a cold

Samo means only / just.

In to samo prehlada, it modifies prehlada in the sense of:

• just a cold
• only a cold

Its position is very natural in Croatian. The sentence is saying the illness is nothing more serious than a cold.

More or less, yes. A very literal breakdown would be:

• Ako = if
• nema = there is not / doesn’t have
• temperature = of fever

So literally: If there is no fever

But in natural English, you would usually say:

• If there’s no fever
• If he/she doesn’t have a fever

Croatian often leaves the subject unstated when it is understood from context.

Croatian often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

So Ako nema temperature could mean:

• If he doesn’t have a fever
• If she doesn’t have a fever
• If there is no fever

The exact meaning depends on context.

Likewise, da je to samo prehlada does not specify gender either. Croatian often relies on context more than English does.

Normally, no. After nema, Croatian uses the genitive, so temperature is the expected form.

Compare:

• Ima temperaturu. = He/she has a fever.
• Nema temperature. = He/she doesn’t have a fever.

So nema temperaturu would sound nonstandard to most learners’ target Croatian, even though spoken language can sometimes be less strict in some regions or registers. The standard form here is nema temperature.

It is a very common Croatian pattern:

• Ako + present tense, then
• a main clause expressing likelihood, conclusion, or consequence

So here:

• Ako nema temperature = If there is no fever
• vjerojatnije je da je to samo prehlada = it is more likely that it is just a cold

This is a normal way to talk about medical symptoms, guesses, and probability.

Yes, Croatian word order is fairly flexible, though some versions sound more natural than others.

The given sentence is very natural:

• Ako nema temperature, vjerojatnije je da je to samo prehlada.

You might also hear variations depending on emphasis, but the original order is a good standard model for learners.

For example, putting samo elsewhere or moving clauses around may change emphasis slightly, but not the core meaning.

As a learner, it is best to keep this word order until you get more comfortable with Croatian sentence rhythm.