Breakdown of Usluga je bez ugovorne obaveze.
biti
to be
bez
without
ugovorna obaveza
a contractual commitment
usluga
a service
Questions & Answers about Usluga je bez ugovorne obaveze.
Why is ugovorne obaveze in that form?
Because the preposition bez always takes the genitive case in Serbian.
So:
- obaveza = obligation, commitment
- bez obaveze = without obligation
Since obaveza changes to obaveze after bez, the adjective has to match it:
- ugovorna obaveza = contractual obligation
- bez ugovorne obaveze = without contractual obligation
So both words are in the genitive singular feminine:
- ugovorne
- obaveze
What is the base form of each word in the sentence?
The dictionary forms are:
- usluga = service
- biti = to be
- bez = without
- ugovorni = contractual
- obaveza = obligation, commitment
In the sentence:
- Usluga is nominative singular
- je is the 3rd person singular present of biti
- bez is a preposition
- ugovorne obaveze is genitive singular after bez
Why is it je here? Can Serbian leave out is?