Breakdown of Projektor ne radi, pa ćemo prezentaciju otvoriti na računalu.
ne
not
raditi
to work
htjeti
will
na
on
Questions & Answers about Projektor ne radi, pa ćemo prezentaciju otvoriti na računalu.
Why does radi mean works here? I thought raditi meant to work as in having a job.
In Croatian, raditi can mean both:
- to work = to do work / have a job
- to work = to function
So Projektor ne radi means The projector isn’t working / doesn’t function.
This is very common with machines and devices:
- Telefon ne radi. = The phone doesn’t work.
- Lift ne radi. = The elevator isn’t working.
You can also hear ne funkcionira, but ne radi is more everyday and natural.
What does pa mean in this sentence?
Here pa means so, and so, or therefore.
It links the two ideas:
- Projektor ne radi = The projector doesn’t work
- pa ćemo prezentaciju otvoriti na računalu = so we’ll open the presentation on the computer
It shows a consequence or next step.
A useful comparison:
- jer = because
- pa = so
For example:
- Projektor ne radi, jer je pokvaren. = The projector doesn’t work because it’s broken.
- Projektor ne radi, pa ćemo koristiti računalo. = The projector doesn’t work, so we’ll use the computer.