Stavi čaše na poslužavnik, molim te, da ih ne nosimo jednu po jednu.

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Breakdown of Stavi čaše na poslužavnik, molim te, da ih ne nosimo jednu po jednu.

• molim te: please
• ih: them
• nositi: to carry

Questions & Answers about Stavi čaše na poslužavnik, molim te, da ih ne nosimo jednu po jednu.

Why is stavi used here? Is it an imperative?

Yes. Stavi is the 2nd person singular imperative of staviti (to put / to place).

So the speaker is talking to one person informally, like Put the glasses...

If the speaker were addressing:

• one person formally or more than one person, it would usually be stavite
• a close friend or family member, stavi is natural

So this sentence sounds like an informal request to one person.

Why is čaše in that form?

Čaše is the accusative plural of čaša (glass), because it is the direct object of stavi.

You are putting the glasses, so glasses is the thing being acted on.

For many feminine nouns ending in -a, the nominative plural and accusative plural look the same:

• čaše = glasses as a subject
• čaše = glasses as a direct object

Compare the singular:

• čaša = nominative singular
• čašu = accusative singular

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