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Learn Hardcore Serbian: Dospeće je sutra. - The due date is tomorrow.

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/Dospeće je sutra.

Dospeće je sutra.

Word

Dospeće je sutra.

Meaning

The due date is tomorrow.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Serbian

Lesson

Correcting an electricity bill

Breakdown of Dospeće je sutra.

a due date; maturity

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Questions & Answers about Dospeće je sutra.

What kind of word is dospeće in this sentence?

It is a noun, not a verb. In Dospeće je sutra, dospeće is the subject of the sentence.

Grammatically, it is:

nominative
singular
neuter

This can be confusing because English often expresses the same idea with a phrase like the due date or with a verb like is due.

Why is je used here?

Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be).

So the structure is basically:

dospeće = subject
je = is
sutra = tomorrow

Literally, the sentence is built like X is tomorrow.

In standard Serbian, you normally need je in a full sentence like this. Leaving it out would sound incomplete, except in very informal notes, headlines, or labels.

Why is there no word for the?

Because Serbian has no articles. There is no direct equivalent of English a/an/the.

So dospeće can mean:

a due date
the due date

Which one is meant depends on the context. In most real situations, the listener already knows which due date is being discussed.

Why is sutra used without a preposition?

Because sutra is an adverb of time meaning tomorrow.

Serbian often uses time adverbs directly, without any preposition:

danas = today
sutra = tomorrow
juče = yesterday

So je sutra is perfectly normal.

Compare that with expressions that do use a preposition:

u ponedeljak = on Monday
u martu = in March

But with sutra, no preposition is needed.

Is dospeće singular even though it ends in -e?

Yes. It is singular.

For English speakers, an -e ending can look unusual, but in Serbian many neuter singular nouns end in -e or -o.

You can also tell it is singular because the verb is je (is), not su (are).

Can the word order change?

Yes, Serbian word order is fairly flexible.

The most neutral version here is:

Dospeće je sutra.

But you can also say:

Sutra je dospeće.

That version puts more focus on sutra.

One important detail: je is a clitic, so it usually goes in the second position of the sentence or clause. That is why in Sutra je dospeće, je comes right after sutra.

Is dospeće a formal word?

Yes, it is relatively formal and is especially common in:

banking
finance
legal or administrative language
bills, loans, and payment schedules

A less technical word is often rok (deadline), but that is not always exactly the same thing.

For example:

Rok za plaćanje je sutra. = The payment deadline is tomorrow.
Dospeće je sutra. = The obligation/payment/maturity falls due tomorrow.

So dospeće sounds more specialized.

Is dospeće related to a verb?

Yes. It is related to the verb dospeti, which can mean things like to arrive, to reach, or in financial/legal contexts to become due.

So dospeće is a noun built from that idea: the point at which something comes due.

That helps explain why this noun is often used for:

a due date
maturity
the moment an obligation becomes payable

How do you pronounce dospeće, especially the letter ć?

The tricky part is ć.

ć is a soft consonant
it is softer than č
English does not have a perfect equivalent

A rough approximation is something like dos-peh-cheh, but with a softer ch sound in the last syllable.

So the word is pronounced approximately as:

do-spe-će

If you already know the difference:

č is harder
ć is softer

That distinction matters in Serbian, even though English speakers often need practice to hear and produce it clearly.

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