Dok god je staza klizava, idemo sporije.

to be

Breakdown of Dok god je staza klizava, idemo sporije.

• ići: to go
• sporije: more slowly
• staza: a trail or path

Questions & Answers about Dok god je staza klizava, idemo sporije.

What does dok god mean here, and how is it different from just dok?

Dok god means as long as or so long as. It introduces a condition that continues over time.

• Dok god je staza klizava... = As long as the path is slippery...

By contrast, dok by itself can mean several things depending on context, such as while or until, so dok god is more specific and clearly expresses ongoing duration of a condition.

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Why is je used in je staza klizava?

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

Here it links the subject staza and the adjective klizava:

• staza = the path/trail
• je klizava = is slippery

So the structure is simply:

• staza je klizava = the path is slippery

In standard Serbian, you normally need this form of to be in this kind of sentence.

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Why does klizava end in -a?

Because it agrees with staza, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Serbian, adjectives agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.