Breakdown of Turistički vodič čeka na peronu.
na
on
čekati
to wait
peron
the station platform
turistički vodič
a tour guide
Questions & Answers about Turistički vodič čeka na peronu.
What does each word mean in Turistički vodič čeka na peronu?
Here is the breakdown:
- turistički = tourist / tourism-related / tour-
- vodič = guide
- čeka = waits / is waiting
- na = on / at
- peronu = platform in the locative case, so on the platform
So the sentence literally looks like:
- tour guide waits on the platform
and in natural English:
- The tour guide is waiting on the platform.
Why is there no word for the in Serbian?
Serbian does not have articles like English a and the.
So turistički vodič can mean:
- a tour guide
- the tour guide
Which one is meant depends on context.
That is completely normal in Serbian. Learners often want to insert something like the, but Serbian simply does not need it.
Why is it turistički vodič? How does that phrase work?
Turistički is an adjective, and vodič is a noun.
The adjective must agree with the noun in: