Javni bilježnik utvrđuje istovjetnost.

public notary

Breakdown of Javni bilježnik utvrđuje istovjetnost.

• istovjetnost: identity; exact correspondence
• utvrditi: to establish; ascertain

Questions & Answers about Javni bilježnik utvrđuje istovjetnost.

What does javni bilježnik mean exactly?

It means notary public.

A more literal breakdown is:

• javni = public
• bilježnik = literally something like recorder / registrar / note-taker

But in real legal English, the natural translation is notary public, not a word-for-word translation.

One small note: legal roles are not always perfectly identical from country to country, so javni bilježnik is best understood as the Croatian legal profession usually translated as notary public.

Why is there no word for the or a in this sentence?

Because Croatian does not use articles.

So:

• Javni bilježnik can mean a notary public or the notary public
• the exact meaning depends on context

In an isolated sentence like this, English might translate it as:

• A notary public verifies identity
• The notary public verifies identity

Both are possible, depending on the situation.

Why is it javni bilježnik and not some other form of javni?