Breakdown of Najprije odjavite boravište, a onda prijavite prebivalište i adresu stanovanja.
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Questions & Answers about Najprije odjavite boravište, a onda prijavite prebivalište i adresu stanovanja.
What does najprije mean, and is it different from prvo?
Najprije means first or first of all.
In this sentence, najprije and prvo would be very close in meaning. Both can introduce the first step in a sequence.
- najprije = first, at first, first of all
- prvo = first
Najprije can sound a little more like to begin with / as the first step, while prvo is often the most everyday option. In official instructions like this, najprije sounds perfectly natural.
Why do odjavite and prijavite end in -te?
The ending -te marks the imperative for:
- you plural
- or formal you singular
So odjavite means deregister! and prijavite means register!, addressed either to:
- one person formally, or
- more than one person
This is very common in instructions, notices, and official language.
Examples:
- Pričekajte. = Wait.
- Ispunite obrazac. = Fill in the form.
Is the sentence addressed to one person or to several people?