Breakdown of Stigla je pogrešna porudžbina.
biti
to be
stići
to arrive
porudžbina
an order placed with a shop
pogrešan
wrong or incorrect
Questions & Answers about Stigla je pogrešna porudžbina.
Why is stigla feminine?
Because it agrees with porudžbina, which is a feminine singular noun.
In Serbian past tense, the main verb is formed with:
- the auxiliary je
- plus a past participle that agrees in gender and number with the subject
So:
- stigao = masculine singular
- stigla = feminine singular
- stiglo = neuter singular
- stigli / stigle = plural
Since porudžbina is feminine, you get stigla je porudžbina.
What is the dictionary form of stigla?
The dictionary form is stići, which means to arrive.
In this sentence, stigla is the feminine singular past participle of stići.
So the pattern is:
- stići = to arrive
- stigla je = arrived / has arrived (for a feminine singular subject)
Why is there a je in the sentence?
Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be) and it is used as an auxiliary to form the past tense.
So Serbian past tense here is: