Dostava je postala problem.

The delivery has become a problem.

Breakdown of Dostava je postala problem.

• biti: to be
• problem: problem
• dostava: delivery
• postati: to become

Questions & Answers about Dostava je postala problem.

What does dostava mean here?

Dostava usually means delivery, especially the delivery of food, packages, or goods.

In this sentence, it most likely means:

• the delivery service
• the process of delivery
• the general issue of delivery in some situation

So it is not necessarily one single delivery, but delivery as a broader matter.

Why is there je in the sentence?

Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be), and here it helps form the perfect tense.

So:

• je postala = became / has become

This is a very common Serbian past-tense structure:

• subject + je + past participle

Example:

• Ona je došla. = She came / has come.

Why is it postala, not postao or postalo?

Because postala must agree with the subject dostava.

Dostava is:

• singular
• feminine

In Serbian, the past participle agrees with the subject in gender and number.

So: