Prioritet je smanjiti rashode.

The priority is to reduce expenditure.

Breakdown of Prioritet je smanjiti rashode.

• biti: to be
• rashod: expenditure
• prioritet: a priority
• smanjiti: to reduce; decrease

Questions & Answers about Prioritet je smanjiti rashode.

What is the job of je in this sentence?

Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be), so here it means is.

The sentence has the pattern:

Prioritet je + infinitive phrase

So je links prioritet (priority) with smanjiti rashode (to reduce expenses), just like English The priority is to reduce expenses.

Why is smanjiti in the infinitive?

Because Serbian often uses an infinitive after nouns like prioritet, cilj, plan, zadatak, etc. to say what the priority, goal, or plan is.

So:

• Prioritet je smanjiti rashode = The priority is to reduce expenses

This is a very natural structure in Serbian, especially in neutral or formal language.

Why is it smanjiti, not smanjivati?

This is an aspect question.

• smanjiti = perfective
• smanjivati = imperfective

In this sentence, smanjiti is used because the focus is on the result: bringing expenses down.

So Prioritet je smanjiti rashode means the priority is to achieve a reduction in expenses.