Word
Bušilicom sam napravila rupu iznad police.
Meaning
I made a hole above the shelf with the drill.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Bušilicom sam napravila rupu iznad police.
biti
to be
polica
shelf
iznad
above
napraviti
to make or create
Questions & Answers about Bušilicom sam napravila rupu iznad police.
Why is bušilicom in that form?
Bušilicom is the instrumental singular of bušilica (drill).
Serbian often uses the instrumental case to show the tool or means used to do something. So:
- bušilica = a drill
- bušilicom = with a drill / using a drill
Because bušilica is a feminine noun ending in -a, its instrumental singular here becomes -om.
Why is there no preposition before bušilicom? Shouldn’t with be translated as sa?
Not usually in this kind of sentence.
When Serbian expresses the instrument used to do something, it often uses the instrumental case by itself, without sa:
- Pisao sam olovkom. = I wrote with a pencil
- Sečem nožem. = I cut with a knife
- Bušilicom sam napravila rupu. = I made a hole with a drill
Using sa is possible in some contexts, but for a tool, the plain instrumental is the most natural choice.
What tense is sam napravila?
This is the perfect tense, one of the most common past tenses in Serbian.
It is formed with: