Snabdevač je proverio obračun.

The supplier checked the billing calculation.

Breakdown of Snabdevač je proverio obračun.

• biti: to be
• proveriti: to check
• snabdevač: a supplier
• obračun: a billing calculation

Questions & Answers about Snabdevač je proverio obračun.

Why is the verb written as je proverio instead of just one word?

This is the normal Serbian past tense, called perfekat. It is built with:

• a present-tense form of biti = to be
• a past participle

So here:

• je = is/has as an auxiliary
• proverio = past participle of proveriti = to check / verify

Together, je proverio means checked or has checked, depending on context.

Why is it proverio and not proverila or proverilo?

Because the past participle agrees with the subject in gender and number.

Here the subject is snabdevač, which is:

• masculine
• singular

So the correct form is proverio.

Compare:

• Snabdevač je proverio obračun. = masculine singular
• Snabdevačica je proverila obračun. = feminine singular
• Preduzeće je proverilo obračun. = neuter singular

What is the dictionary form of proverio?

The dictionary form is proveriti.

So:

• proveriti = to check, to verify
• = checked / has checked, masculine singular