Breakdown of Odabrala je taj posao bez obzira na napor.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
posao
job / work
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
bez
without
taj
that (masculine)
odabrati
to choose (perfective)
obzir
consideration
napor
effort (strain)
Questions & Answers about Odabrala je taj posao bez obzira na napor.
What case follows the phrase bez obzira na in this sentence?
It takes the accusative case because the phrase ends with the preposition na. The word napor (effort) is in the accusative here. Because napor is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary form.
Why is the verb odabrala used here instead of birala?
Odabrala comes from the perfective verb odabrati (to choose or select). We use the perfective aspect here because choosing the job was a single, completed action, not an ongoing process of picking and choosing, which would use the imperfective verb birati.
Is taj posao in the nominative or accusative case here?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb (it is what she chose). Because posao (job) is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form taj posao looks identical to its nominative form.
Why does the word obzir have an -a at the end in bez obzira na?
The word bez (without) always requires the genitive case. So, the noun obzir (regard or consideration) takes the genitive ending -a. The literal translation is 'without regard to', but as a B1 learner you can just treat bez obzira na as a single fixed phrase.
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