Liječnica zna uzrok boli.

to know

Breakdown of Liječnica zna uzrok boli.

• liječnica: doctor
• bol: pain
• uzrok: a cause

Questions & Answers about Liječnica zna uzrok boli.

Why is liječnica used here instead of liječnik?

Liječnica is the feminine noun meaning female doctor, while liječnik is the masculine form meaning male doctor.

So:

• liječnik = a male doctor / doctor
• liječnica = a female doctor

Croatian often marks the gender of professions more clearly than English does.

What form is zna, and what verb does it come from?

Zna is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb znati, which means to know.

Conjugation of znati in the present tense:

• ja znam = I know
• ti znaš = you know
• on/ona/ono zna = he/she/it knows
• mi znamo = we know
• vi znate = you (plural/formal) know
• oni/one/ona znaju = they know

In this sentence, liječnica is singular, so zna is the correct form.

Why is it uzrok and not some changed form like uzroka?