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Learn Hardcore Serbian: Sve radi savršeno. - Everything works perfectly.

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Sve radi savršeno.

Word

Sve radi savršeno.

Meaning

Everything works perfectly.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Serbian

Lesson

Assembling furniture with a friend

Breakdown of Sve radi savršeno.

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Questions & Answers about Sve radi savršeno.

What does sve mean here, and why isn’t it svi?

Sve here means everything.

Serbian distinguishes between:

sve = everything / all things
svi = all (people or masculine plural nouns)

In Sve radi savršeno, sve is treated as everything, so sve is the correct form.

Compare:

Sve je dobro. = Everything is good.
Svi su ovde. = Everyone is here / All are here.

Why is the verb radi used? Doesn’t raditi mean to work?

Yes, raditi literally means to work, but in Serbian it is also very commonly used for machines, devices, systems, software, plans, and processes in the sense of:

to work
to function
to operate
to run

So Sve radi savršeno means something like:

Everything works perfectly
Everything is working perfectly
Everything functions perfectly

This is a very natural Serbian sentence.

Why is it radi and not rade?

Because sve is treated grammatically as singular here.

Even though everything refers to many things in meaning, Serbian usually uses neuter singular agreement with sve in this kind of sentence.

So:

sve radi = correct
sve rade = not correct here

This is similar to:

Sve je spremno. = Everything is ready.

What form of the verb is radi?

Radi is:

3rd person singular
present tense
from the verb raditi

So the basic pattern is:

ja radim = I work
ti radiš = you work
on/ona/ono radi = he/she/it works

Since sve takes singular agreement here, we use radi.

Is this sentence present tense only, or can it also mean is working?

It can mean both, depending on context.

Sve radi savršeno can be understood as:

Everything works perfectly
Everything is working perfectly

Serbian present tense often covers both the English simple present and present continuous, especially with verbs like raditi when talking about how something functions.

Context tells you which English translation fits best.

What does savršeno mean grammatically?

Savršeno is an adverb here, meaning perfectly.

It describes how everything works:

radi kako? → savršeno
works how? → perfectly

Compare:

savršен / savršena / savršeno can also be an adjective meaning perfect
but in this sentence, savršeno functions adverbially: perfectly

Examples:

Auto radi dobro. = The car works well.
Sve radi savršeno. = Everything works perfectly.

Why is there no word for it or is in the sentence?

Serbian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, and in this sentence there is no separate is because the main verb is radi = works / is working.

So the sentence structure is simply:

Sve = everything
radi = works / is working
savršeno = perfectly

Unlike English, Serbian does not need an extra dummy subject like it, and it also does not need is here because radi already carries the meaning of the action.

Can the word order be changed?

Yes, Serbian word order is fairly flexible, but Sve radi savršeno is the most neutral and natural order.

Other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

Savršeno radi sve. — possible, but marked and unusual in most normal contexts
Radi sve savršeno. — also possible only in specific emphatic contexts

For a learner, the safest choice is:

Sve radi savršeno.

Could I say Sve funkcioniše savršeno instead?

Yes. Sve funkcioniše savršeno also means Everything functions perfectly.

The difference is mainly style:

radi is very common, everyday, and natural
funkcioniše sounds a bit more formal or technical

Both are correct, but Sve radi savršeno is often the more idiomatic everyday choice.

How is savršeno pronounced?

It is pronounced approximately:

SAVR-she-no

More carefully:

sa as in supper (short a)
vr said together
š like sh in shoe
e like e in bed (but cleaner/shorter)
no with a clear o

So:

savršeno = savr-she-no

Also, the letter š always sounds like English sh.

Is this sentence used only for machines and technology?

No. It is very common for machines, devices, software, and systems, but it can also be used more broadly for anything that is functioning smoothly.

For example, it could refer to:

a computer setup
a plan
a process
a business operation
a household system

So depending on context, Sve radi savršeno can mean:

all the equipment works perfectly
the whole system is running perfectly
everything is going perfectly on a practical level

Can sve ever mean all instead of everything?

Yes, but it depends on the structure.

By itself, sve often means everything:

Sve znam. = I know everything.

But it can also mean all with another noun:

sve knjige = all the books
sve vreme = all the time

In Sve radi savršeno, since there is no noun after it, the meaning is everything.

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