Dospeće rate je sutra.

The installment's due date is tomorrow.

Breakdown of Dospeće rate je sutra.

• biti: to be
• sutra: tomorrow
• rata: an installment
• dospeće: a due date; maturity

Questions & Answers about Dospeće rate je sutra.

What does dospeće mean here?

Dospeće is a noun meaning due date, maturity, or the moment something becomes due. In financial language, it is often used for payments, installments, loans, and bills.

So dospeće rate literally means the due date of the installment.

Why is rate in the form rate?

Because rate is the genitive singular of rata (installment).

In dospeće rate, the second noun tells us what is becoming due. Serbian often uses this structure:

noun + genitive noun = noun of noun

So:

• dospeće = due date / maturity
• rate = of the installment

Together: the due date of the installment

Does rate mean singular or plural here?

Here it is singular.

This can be confusing because rate can also be the nominative plural of rata. But in this sentence, it is genitive singular, because it depends on dospeće.

So here it means:

• rate = of the installment
• not installments