Da li biste proverili ovu platnu transakciju?

Would you check this payment transaction?

Breakdown of Da li biste proverili ovu platnu transakciju?

• biti: to be
• da li: do
• ovaj: this
• proveriti: to check

Questions & Answers about Da li biste proverili ovu platnu transakciju?

What does da li do in this sentence?

Da li is a standard way to form a yes/no question in Serbian.

So:

• Da li biste proverili ovu platnu transakciju? = Would you check this payment transaction?

You will often see two common question patterns in Serbian:

• Da li + verb... ?
• Verb + li... ?

So this sentence can also be said as:

• Biste li proverili ovu platnu transakciju?

Both are correct. The second version is often a bit more elegant or natural in formal speech.

Why is biste used here?

Biste is the conditional form of the verb biti (to be) used with vi.

In this sentence, it helps create the meaning of:

• would you...

So:

• biste proverili = would you check / would you verify

It is also the form used for:

• you plural
• formal/polite you singular

That means this sentence is polite and formal.

Why does proverili end in -li?

Because in Serbian, the conditional is built with: