Breakdown of Požurite i obavestite primaoca.
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primalac
the recipient
obavestiti
to notify
požuriti
to hurry
Questions & Answers about Požurite i obavestite primaoca.
Why do požurite and obavestite both end in -te?
Because -te is the normal ending for the 2nd person plural imperative in Serbian.
That form is used:
- when speaking to more than one person, and
- when speaking politely/formally to one person.
So Požurite i obavestite primaoca. can mean:
- a command to several people, or
- a formal/polite command to one person.
What would the informal singular version be?
It would be:
Požuri i obavesti primaoca.
Here the imperative forms are singular:
- požuri = hurry
- obavesti = inform / notify
So:
- požuri / obavesti = singular informal
- požurite / obavestite = plural or formal
What are the dictionary forms of požurite and obavestite?
The dictionary forms are:
- požuriti = to hurry, to make haste
- obavestiti = to inform, to notify
The sentence uses their imperative forms:
- požurite ← požuriti