Podnositelj zahtjeva prilaže suglasnost stanodavca i ugovor o najmu.

Because zahtjeva is the genitive singular form of zahtjev.

In Croatian, when one noun defines another noun, the second noun is often put in the genitive case. So:

• podnositelj = submitter / filer
• zahtjeva = of the request / application

So podnositelj zahtjeva literally means something like submitter of the application, which in natural English is simply the applicant.

This is a very common Croatian structure: noun + noun in the genitive.

Here:

• podnositelj is the main noun
• zahtjeva tells you what kind of submitter it is

So the phrase works like:

• podnositelj zahtjeva = applicant
• literally: submitter of the request/application

Croatian often uses this structure where English might prefer one noun, such as applicant, requester, or claimant.

Grammatically, podnositelj is a masculine noun, but in formal and administrative Croatian it is often used in a generic sense, meaning it can refer to a person of any gender.

You may also see:

• podnositeljica = female applicant

In official documents, the masculine form often functions as the default label.

Croatian often uses the present tense in formal instructions, regulations, and document language to express what someone does, must do, or is expected to do as part of a procedure.

So prilaže here does not necessarily mean someone is attaching the documents right now in front of you. It can mean:

• this is what the applicant attaches
• this is what the applicant submits with the application
• this is the required procedural action

This is very typical bureaucratic style.

Prilaže is the 3rd person singular present form of the imperfective verb prilagati.

That matters because the imperfective aspect fits well in administrative language when describing a standard or repeated action:

• prilagati / prilaže = to attach, enclose, submit as part of a file or application

The perfective partner is usually priložiti:

• priložiti = to attach / to submit once, as a completed act

In a sentence like this, the imperfective sounds natural because it describes a general requirement or procedure.

They are both in the accusative singular because they are the direct objects of prilaže.

The applicant is attaching:

• suglasnost
• ugovor

In this sentence, their accusative forms happen to look the same as their dictionary forms:

• suglasnost → accusative singular suglasnost
• ugovor → accusative singular ugovor

So even though the case is accusative, there is no visible change in form here.

Stanodavca is the genitive singular of stanodavac.

It is used because suglasnost stanodavca means:

• the landlord’s consent
• literally: consent of the landlord

This is another example of the common Croatian noun + genitive pattern.

A learner might expect something more like a possessive adjective structure, but in formal Croatian, suglasnost stanodavca is very natural and standard.

The preposition o normally takes the locative case, so:

• najam = rent / lease
• najmu = locative singular

The phrase ugovor o najmu is a standard expression meaning rental contract or lease agreement.

Literally, it is something like:

• contract about/on lease

That sounds a bit odd in English, but it is normal Croatian phrasing. You should learn ugovor o najmu as a set phrase.

Croatian has no articles.

So unlike English, Croatian does not have separate words for:

• a
• an
• the

Whether a noun is definite or indefinite is understood from context.

So in this sentence, Croatian simply says:

• podnositelj zahtjeva
• suglasnost stanodavca
• ugovor o najmu

and the exact English choice between a and the depends on context and translation.

Yes, Croatian word order is more flexible than English word order, but the version you have is the most neutral and standard for formal writing:

• Podnositelj zahtjeva prilaže suglasnost stanodavca i ugovor o najmu.

Other orders are possible for emphasis, but they would usually sound less neutral or more marked.

In official language, Croatian strongly prefers a clear, straightforward order like:

• subject → verb → objects

So this sentence is a good model to follow.

Yes. It sounds clearly administrative, bureaucratic, or legal-formal.

Several things make it formal:

• podnositelj zahtjeva instead of a simpler everyday phrase
• prilaže in procedural present tense
• official vocabulary like suglasnost and ugovor o najmu

In everyday speech, people might say something simpler depending on context, but this sentence is exactly the kind of language you would expect in forms, regulations, and instructions.