Tokom probne vožnje nisam čula ni motor ni kočnice.

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Breakdown of Tokom probne vožnje nisam čula ni motor ni kočnice.

• čuti: to hear
• tokom: during
• motor: an engine

Questions & Answers about Tokom probne vožnje nisam čula ni motor ni kočnice.

What does tokom mean here, and what case does it take?

Tokom means during. It is followed by the genitive case, which is why the next words appear as probne vožnje rather than their dictionary form.

So:

• tokom = during
• tokom + genitive

Examples:

• tokom dana = during the day
• tokom leta = during the summer

Why is it probne vožnje and not probna vožnja?

The basic form is probna vožnja. But after tokom, Serbian requires the genitive.

So the phrase changes like this:

• nominative: probna vožnja
• genitive: probne vožnje

Both words change because:

• probna → probne
• vožnja → vožnje

This is a very common pattern with feminine nouns ending in -a and adjectives that agree with them.

What exactly does probna vožnja mean?

Probna vožnja means a test drive or trial drive/ride, depending on context.

• probna = trial, test