Društvo za osiguranje poslalo je odgovor.

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Breakdown of Društvo za osiguranje poslalo je odgovor.

• poslati: to send
• odgovor: reply
• društvo za osiguranje: insurance company

Questions & Answers about Društvo za osiguranje poslalo je odgovor.

Why does društvo mean company here? I thought it meant society or association.

Yes, društvo can mean society, association, or company, depending on context.

In business and legal language, društvo is often used for a company or corporate entity. So društvo za osiguranje is a standard way to say insurance company.

You may also see related expressions like:

• trgovačko društvo = commercial company
• osiguravajuće društvo = insurance company

So here, the context makes company the natural interpretation.

Why is it za osiguranje? What case is osiguranje in?

Here za means for, and in this use it takes the accusative case.

The noun osiguranje is a neuter singular noun. For this type of noun, the nominative and accusative forms are the same, so you see osiguranje in both cases.

So:

• osiguranje = nominative singular
• osiguranje = accusative singular

Literally, društvo za osiguranje is something like company for insurance.

Why is the verb form poslalo and not poslao or ?