Word
Javni bilježnik radi danas.
Meaning
The public notary is working today.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Javni bilježnik radi danas.
What does javni bilježnik mean exactly? Is it the same as notary public?
Yes. Javni bilježnik is the standard Croatian term for a notary public.
Literally:
- javni = public
- bilježnik = notary / recorder / official who certifies documents
As a fixed expression, javni bilježnik means the legal profession, not just any “public note-taker.”
Why is it javni bilježnik and not javni bilježnika or some other form?
Because this is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative singular.
- javni = nominative singular masculine form of the adjective
- bilježnik = nominative singular masculine noun
The sentence is basically:
- Javni bilježnik = the notary public
- radi = works / is working
- danas = today
If the noun changed case, the adjective would normally change with it.
Why does the adjective end in -i in javni?