Breakdown of Servisna knjižica je pored saobraćajne dozvole.
biti
to be
pored
beside
saobraćajna dozvola
the vehicle registration certificate
servisna knjižica
the service history booklet
Questions & Answers about Servisna knjižica je pored saobraćajne dozvole.
Why is servisna knjižica in that form?
Because it is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative singular.
The basic dictionary form is:
- servisna knjižica = service booklet / maintenance booklet
Both words are feminine singular nominative:
- servisna = feminine singular nominative adjective
- knjižica = feminine singular nominative noun
In this sentence, servisna knjižica is the thing being located.
Why is it saobraćajne dozvole and not saobraćajna dozvola?
Because the preposition pored requires the genitive case.
The base form is:
- saobraćajna dozvola = traffic permit / vehicle registration document
After pored, it changes to genitive singular:
- saobraćajna dozvola → saobraćajne dozvole
Both the adjective and the noun change:
- saobraćajna → saobraćajne
- dozvola → dozvole
So:
- pored saobraćajne dozvole = beside the traffic permit
What does pored mean here?
Here pored means , , or .