Questions & Answers about Vežbam tri dana tokom nedelje.
Why is it tri dana and not tri dani?
Because after the numbers 2, 3, and 4, Serbian usually uses a special form of the noun: dva/tri/četiri + noun in the paucal form, which often looks like the genitive singular.
So:
- jedan dan = one day
- dva dana = two days
- tri dana = three days
- četiri dana = four days
But:
- pet dana = five days
- šest dana = six days
So tri dana is the correct form.
Why is it nedelje after tokom?
Because tokom requires the genitive case.
The base form is nedelja.
After tokom, it becomes nedelje:
- tokom nedelje = during the week
This is a normal case pattern in Serbian:
- tokom dana = during the day
- tokom leta = during the summer
- tokom nedelje = during the week
Does nedelja mean week or Sunday here?
It can mean either week or Sunday depending on context, which is something English speakers often notice.
Here, because of tokom and the overall meaning, nedelje means week:
- tokom nedelje = during the week
If someone meant during Sunday, that would normally be expressed differently and the context would make it clearer.