Word
Bivaju li senzori redovito provjereni u postrojenju?
Meaning
Are the sensors regularly checked in the facility?
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Breakdown of Bivaju li senzori redovito provjereni u postrojenju?
li
question particle
u
in, into
redovito
regularly
provjeriti
to check
Questions & Answers about Bivaju li senzori redovito provjereni u postrojenju?
Why use bivaju instead of jesu or su to mean 'are'?
Bivaju comes from bivati, an imperfective verb meaning 'to be repeatedly'. It is used here to form the habitual passive voice. If you used jesu li, it would merely describe a current state, but bivaju li specifically emphasizes that the action of checking is a recurring event.
Why is the perfective participle provjereni used alongside the imperfective auxiliary bivaju?
It is very common in habitual passives to combine bivati with a perfective participle. The perfective provjereni shows that each individual check is a fully completed action, while bivaju shows that this completed event happens repeatedly (a repetition also signaled by the word redovito).
Could I use the imperfective participle provjeravani instead?
Yes, but it changes the nuance slightly. Bivaju provjeravani would emphasize the ongoing duration or process of the checks every time they occur. Bivaju provjereni simply treats each regular check as a distinct, completed step in a routine.
Why does the participle end in -i (provjereni)?