Breakdown of Iznenađenje je za slavljenika.
biti
to be
za
for
iznenađenje
a surprise
slavljenik
the celebrant
Questions & Answers about Iznenađenje je za slavljenika.
What does je mean in this sentence?
Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be). In this sentence, it means is.
It links the subject iznenađenje with the phrase za slavljenika.
What form is iznenađenje here?
Iznenađenje is a neuter noun in the nominative singular. It is the subject of the sentence.
A useful thing to notice is that many neuter nouns in Serbian end in -e or -o. Also, for many neuter nouns, the nominative and accusative singular look the same, so iznenađenje stays iznenađenje in both of those cases.
Why is it slavljenika and not slavljenik?
Because the preposition za here requires the accusative case.
The basic dictionary form is slavljenik, but after za it becomes slavljenika.
This happens because slavljenik is a masculine animate noun. In Serbian, masculine animate nouns usually have:
- nominative singular: slavljenik
- accusative singular: slavljenika
So:
- = the subject form