Roditelji čekaju ispred škole.

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Breakdown of Roditelji čekaju ispred škole.

• ispred: in front of
• čekati: to wait
• roditelji: parents

Questions & Answers about Roditelji čekaju ispred škole.

What does roditelji mean, and what is the singular form?

Roditelji means parents.

Its singular form is roditelj, which means parent.

So:

• roditelj = parent
• roditelji = parents

This is a masculine noun in form, but it can refer to a parent of either sex in a general sense.

Why does roditelji end in -i?

Because it is a plural noun.

Many masculine nouns in Serbian form the nominative plural with -i:

• učenik → učenici = student → students
• profesor → profesori = professor → professors
• roditelj → roditelji = parent → parents

So here roditelji is the subject of the sentence in the nominative plural.

What form is čekaju?

Čekaju is the 3rd person plural present tense of čekati, meaning to wait.

It matches roditelji because parents is plural:

• ja čekam = I wait / am waiting
• ti čekaš = you wait
• = he/she waits