Zahvaljujući novom rasporedu, dnevni boravak izgleda veći nego prije.

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Breakdown of Zahvaljujući novom rasporedu, dnevni boravak izgleda veći nego prije.

• prije: before
• veći: bigger
• nego: than

Questions & Answers about Zahvaljujući novom rasporedu, dnevni boravak izgleda veći nego prije.

What does zahvaljujući mean here, and how is it used?

Here zahvaljujući means thanks to.

In modern Croatian, it is very often used like a preposition, and it normally takes the dative case:

• zahvaljujući novom rasporedu = thanks to the new layout/arrangement

It originally comes from the verb zahvaljivati (se), related to thanking, which helps explain why it has that meaning.

A useful learner note: zahvaljujući usually has a positive or beneficial tone, like English thanks to, not just neutral because of.

Why is it novom rasporedu and not novi raspored?

Because zahvaljujući requires the dative case.

The base form is:

• novi raspored = new layout / new arrangement

But after zahvaljujući, it changes to dative:

• novom rasporedu

So:

• zahvaljujući + dative
• zahvaljujući novom rasporedu

This is one of the most important grammar points in the sentence.

What exactly does raspored mean here?