Word
Nemojte da ostavite člansku kartu u ormariću.
Meaning
Do not leave the membership card in the locker.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Nemojte da ostavite člansku kartu u ormariću.
u
in
nemoj da
do not
ostaviti
to leave something
članska karta
the membership card
Questions & Answers about Nemojte da ostavite člansku kartu u ormariću.
What does Nemojte mean here?
Nemojte is the polite/plural form of nemoj, and in this kind of sentence it means don’t.
So Nemojte da ostavite... means Don’t leave...
It can be used:
- for more than one person
- for one person politely/formally
Why is da used after Nemojte?
In Serbian, a very common way to make a negative command is:
- nemoj / nemojte + da + verb
So here:
- Nemojte da ostavite = Don’t leave
The word da does not really mean that here in the usual English sense. It is just part of this command structure.
What form is ostavite?
Ostavite is the 2nd person plural present-tense form of ostaviti.
After nemojte da, Serbian normally uses this present-tense form:
- Nemojte da ostavite
Even though it is grammatically a present form, the whole expression functions as a negative command.
Why is the verb ostaviti used instead of ?