Breakdown of Banka je potvrdila blokadu kartice.
biti
to be
banka
bank
blokada kartice
a block on a card
potvrditi
to confirm
Questions & Answers about Banka je potvrdila blokadu kartice.
Why is potvrdila feminine here?
Because potvrdila must agree with the subject, and the subject is banka.
- banka = a feminine noun
- In the Serbian past tense, you usually use:
- the auxiliary je
- plus the -l participle, which changes for gender and number
So:
- banka je potvrdila = the bank confirmed
- If the subject were masculine, it would be potvrdio
- If it were neuter, potvrdilo
Examples:
- Direktor je potvrdio... = The director confirmed...
- Kompanija je potvrdila... = The company confirmed...
What exactly is je doing in this sentence?
je is the 3rd person singular form of biti (to be) used as an auxiliary in the past tense.
So the structure is:
- Banka = subject
- je potvrdila = past tense verb phrase
- blokadu kartice = object
This is the normal Serbian way to form the past tense:
- sam, si, je, smo, ste, su
- participle
Examples:
- Ja sam potvrdio = I confirmed
- Ona je potvrdila = She confirmed
- Oni su potvrdili = They confirmed