Presedanje je u centru.

to be

Breakdown of Presedanje je u centru.

• u: in
• centar: center
• presedanje: a transfer between vehicles

Questions & Answers about Presedanje je u centru.

What part of speech is presedanje?

Presedanje is a noun. More specifically, it is a verbal noun: it comes from the verb presedati / presesti and means a transfer, change of vehicle, or layover/connection, depending on context.

So in this sentence, presedanje is the subject of the sentence.

Why does the sentence use je?

Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb biti (to be), meaning is.

It is singular because presedanje is singular:

• Presedanje je... = The transfer is...

If the subject were plural, Serbian would use su:

• Presedanja su... = The transfers are...

What gender is presedanje?

Presedanje is neuter.

A very common clue is the ending -nje. Many Serbian nouns ending in -nje are neuter verbal nouns, for example:

• pitanje = question
• učenje = learning
• presedanje = transfer / changing vehicles

Because it is neuter singular, it goes with je.