Breakdown of Rukoznak stoji na privatnoj ispravi.
na
on
stajati
to stand
privatna isprava
a private document
rukoznak
a signature mark
Questions & Answers about Rukoznak stoji na privatnoj ispravi.
What does stoji mean here? Is it literally stands?
Literally, stoji means stands and comes from stajati. But in sentences about writing, marks, signs, names, stamps, or similar things, it often means is there, appears, or is written/placed.
So in this sentence, stoji does not suggest that the rukoznak is physically standing upright. It means that the mark/signature is present on the document.
What case is rukoznak in?
Rukoznak is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing that stoji.
You can see the agreement here:
- rukoznak = singular
- stoji = 3rd person singular
So the grammar matches one mark/signature stands/is present.
Why is it na privatnoj ispravi and not na privatna isprava?