Razumijem, no trebam zapisnik.

to need

Breakdown of Razumijem, no trebam zapisnik.

• razumjeti: to understand
• zapisnik: official report; record
• no: yet; however

Questions & Answers about Razumijem, no trebam zapisnik.

What does no mean here? Is it the same as ali?

Yes—here no means but / however.

In this sentence, no is a contrast word linking two ideas:

• Razumijem = I understand
• no trebam zapisnik = but I need the report / minutes / record

Compared with ali:

• ali = the most common everyday word for but
• no = also correct, but often sounds a bit more formal, written, or stylistically marked

So:

• Razumijem, ali trebam zapisnik.
• Razumijem, no trebam zapisnik.

Both are grammatical. The version with no may sound a little more polished or official.

Why is there a comma after Razumijem?

The comma is used because no is a coordinating conjunction meaning but, and it joins two clauses:

• Razumijem = I understand
• trebam zapisnik = I need the record/minutes

Croatian normally puts a comma before conjunctions like ali and no when they connect contrasting clauses.

So the punctuation is standard:

• Razumijem, no trebam zapisnik.