Dostava danas kasni.

today

Breakdown of Dostava danas kasni.

• kasniti: to be late
• dostava: delivery

Questions & Answers about Dostava danas kasni.

Why is dostava used here, and what exactly does it mean?

Dostava is a feminine noun. In everyday Serbian, it often means delivery in the sense of a delivery service, a shipment, or the act of bringing something to someone.

In this sentence, dostava is the subject, so it is in the nominative singular form:

• dostava = delivery

Depending on context, it could mean:

• the delivery itself
• the delivery service
• a specific order that is being delivered

So Dostava danas kasni. can mean something like:

• The delivery is late today
• Delivery is late today
• The delivery service is running late today

Why is there no word for the or a?

Serbian does not use articles like English the and a/an.

So dostava by itself can mean:

• delivery
• the delivery
• a delivery

The exact meaning depends on context.

That is why Dostava danas kasni. naturally works without an article, even though in English you usually need one.

What part of speech is danas?

Danas is an adverb, meaning .