Breakdown of Kupac proverava kilometražu i servisnu knjižicu.
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proveriti
to check
kilometraža
mileage
servisna knjižica
the service history booklet
Questions & Answers about Kupac proverava kilometražu i servisnu knjižicu.
Why are kilometražu and servisnu knjižicu in those forms instead of kilometraža and servisna knjižica?
Because they are direct objects of the verb proverava.
In Serbian, feminine nouns ending in -a usually change to -u in the accusative singular:
- kilometraža → kilometražu
- knjižica → knjižicu
The adjective also has to match the noun, so:
- servisna knjižica → servisnu knjižicu
So the sentence uses the accusative because the buyer is checking what?
- the mileage
- the service booklet
What case is kupac in?
Kupac is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
It is the person doing the action:
- Kupac = the buyer
- proverava = checks
So kupac is the one who checks something.
Why is the verb proverava and not some shorter form like proveri?
Proverava is the 3rd person singular present tense of the imperfective verb ? In standard usage here, the base verb is usually understood as or the present of patterns depending on teaching tradition, but in this sentence simply means .