Pričvrsti dasku ekserom i čekićem.

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Breakdown of Pričvrsti dasku ekserom i čekićem.

• daska: a wooden board
• čekić: a hammer
• ekser: a nail for fastening

Questions & Answers about Pričvrsti dasku ekserom i čekićem.

What form is pričvrsti?

It is the imperative form, meaning a command: attach / fasten.

More specifically:

• it is 2nd person singular
• it is used when speaking to one person informally
• the implied subject is ti

So the sentence is addressing one person directly: Attach the board...

Why is it dasku and not daska?

Because dasku is the accusative singular form of daska.

• daska = nominative singular, the dictionary form
• dasku = accusative singular, used for the direct object

In this sentence, the board is the thing being fastened, so it must be in the accusative.

Why are ekserom and čekićem in that form?

They are in the instrumental singular.

The instrumental case is often used to show the tool, means, or instrument used to do something. Here it means:

• ekserom = with a nail / using a nail
• čekićem = with a hammer / using a hammer

So Serbian uses the instrumental where English uses with.