Uporedili smo prihode i rashode.

to be

Breakdown of Uporedili smo prihode i rashode.

• i: and
• prihod: income; revenue
• rashod: expenditure

Questions & Answers about Uporedili smo prihode i rashode.

What does each word in Uporedili smo prihode i rashode. do?

• Uporedili = compared
  This is the past active participle of uporediti.
• smo = we have / we did
  It is the auxiliary verb from biti (to be) used to form the past tense.
• prihode = income / revenues
  This is the plural form used here as a direct object.
• i = and
• rashode = expenses / expenditures
  Also plural, and also a direct object.

So the structure is basically:

Uporedili smo = we compared
prihode i rashode = income and expenses

What tense is this sentence?

It is the past tense in Serbian, often called perfekat.

It is formed with:

• the auxiliary biti in the present tense
• plus the past participle

Here:

• smo = auxiliary
• uporedili = past participle

So:

• Uporedili smo = we compared / we have compared

In normal English, this sentence is usually translated simply as We compared income and expenses.

Why is it uporedili smo and not smo uporedili?