Breakdown of Očekujem povraćaj novca u slučaju da zamena ne stigne.
ne
not
stići
to arrive
povraćaj novca
a refund
zamena
a replacement or exchange
Questions & Answers about Očekujem povraćaj novca u slučaju da zamena ne stigne.
What does očekujem mean here, and what form is it?
Očekujem means I expect.
It is the 1st person singular present tense of očekivati (to expect). Serbian often uses the present tense the same way English does here:
- Očekujem odgovor. = I expect an answer.
- Očekujem povraćaj novca. = I expect a refund.
So the speaker is saying what they expect.
Why is it povraćaj novca and not just novac?
Povraćaj novca literally means return/refund of money.
Here:
- povraćaj = refund / return
- novca = of money
So novca is in the genitive case, because it depends on the noun povraćaj.
Compare:
- novac = money (nominative)
- povraćaj novca = refund of money
This is very common in Serbian: one noun is followed by another noun in the genitive to show a relationship like of...
Is povraćaj novca the most natural way to say refund?
It is understandable, but in everyday Serbian, is often more common and more natural for .