Questions & Answers about Očitanje je na brojilu.
What does očitanje mean exactly?
Očitanje is a noun meaning reading, readout, or measured value that has been read off. In everyday use, it often refers to something like a utility meter reading.
It comes from the verb očitati / očitavati, meaning to read off, to take a reading, or to record a reading.
In this sentence, očitanje is:
- neuter
- singular
- in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence
Why is je used here?
Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be), so it means is.
So the structure is simply:
- Očitanje = the reading
- je = is
- na brojilu = on the meter
So the sentence is an ordinary to be sentence: The reading is on the meter.
Why is je in the second position?
In Serbian, short forms like je are clitics, and clitics usually go in the second position in the sentence or clause.
That is why you get: