Odmorite podlakticu tako što koristite naslon za ruke.

to use

Breakdown of Odmorite podlakticu tako što koristite naslon za ruke.

• odmoriti: to rest
• naslon za ruke: an armrest
• podlaktica: a forearm

Questions & Answers about Odmorite podlakticu tako što koristite naslon za ruke.

What form is odmorite?

Odmorite is the imperative form, meaning rest in the sense of rest/support/relax.

In this sentence, it is:

• 2nd person plural: you all rest
• or polite singular: you rest when addressing one person formally

That is why this kind of form is very common in instructions, manuals, and health/safety advice.

Related forms:

• informal singular: odmori
• plural/formal: odmorite

So a less formal singular version would be:

Odmori podlakticu tako što koristiš naslon za ruke.

Why is podlakticu written with -u at the end?

Because podlakticu is in the accusative singular.

The base form is podlaktica. It is a feminine noun ending in -a, and feminine nouns of this type usually change like this:

• nominative: podlaktica
• accusative: podlakticu

It is accusative because it is the direct object of odmorite: you rest what? — the forearm.

This is the same pattern as:

• ruka → ruku
• glava → glavu