Breakdown of Ona sada pokazuje ured klijentu.
ona
she
sada
now
ured
office
klijent
client
pokazivati
to show (imperfective)
Questions & Answers about Ona sada pokazuje ured klijentu.
Why is the verb pokazuje used here instead of pokaže?
Pokazuje is from the imperfective verb pokazivati (to be showing). Because the action is happening sada (now), it is ongoing. The perfective pair, pokazati (to show completely), would be used if the action was considered a single, finished event.
How do we get the form pokazuje from the dictionary form?
The dictionary form (infinitive) is pokazivati. Verbs ending in -ivati and -ovati change their stem in the present tense. You drop that ending and add -uj-, giving us the base for pokazuje (she is showing).
Ured is the direct object here. Why does it look exactly like the dictionary form?
It is in the accusative case, but because ured (office) is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing, not a living being), its accusative form is identical to its nominative (dictionary) form.
Why does the word for client end in -u (klijentu)?
It is in the dative case. The verb pokazivati takes an indirect object for the person who is being shown something. Adding the dative ending -u to the masculine noun klijent expresses "to the client".
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