Domaćin objašnjava pravilo saigraču.

to explain

Breakdown of Domaćin objašnjava pravilo saigraču.

• pravilo: a rule
• saigrač: a teammate
• domaćin: the host

Questions & Answers about Domaćin objašnjava pravilo saigraču.

What is the grammatical role of each word in Domaćin objašnjava pravilo saigraču?

• Domaćin = the subject, the person doing the action
• objašnjava = the verb, explains / is explaining
• pravilo = the direct object, the thing being explained
• saigraču = the indirect object, the person receiving the explanation, so to the teammate

So the structure is basically:

[subject] + [verb] + [thing explained] + [person it is explained to]

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Why does saigraču end in -u?

Because it is in the dative case.

In Serbian, the person something is given, shown, explained, said, etc. to is often put in the dative.
Here, saigrač means teammate, and saigraču means to the teammate.

Compare:

• saigrač = teammate
• saigraču = to the teammate

The verb objašnjavati / objasniti commonly takes:

• a direct object in the accusative: pravilo
• an indirect object in the dative: saigraču

So:

• objašnjava pravilo = explains the rule
• objašnjava saigraču = explains to the teammate

Together:

• objašnjava pravilo saigraču = explains the rule to the teammate