Uprkos manjku, povećali smo prihod.

to be

Breakdown of Uprkos manjku, povećali smo prihod.

• prihod: income; revenue
• manjak: a shortfall; deficit
• povećati: to increase

Questions & Answers about Uprkos manjku, povećali smo prihod.

What does uprkos mean, and what case does it require?

Uprkos means despite or in spite of.

It normally takes the dative case, which is why you get manjku rather than the dictionary form manjak.

• manjak = shortage, lack, deficit
• uprkos manjku = despite the shortage / despite the deficit

A very similar word is unatoč, which is used the same way:

• unatoč manjku = despite the shortage

Why is it manjku and not manjak?

Because uprkos requires the dative singular.

The noun is:

• nominative: manjak
• dative: manjku

So:

• manjak = a shortage / deficit
• uprkos manjku = despite the shortage

This is a very common thing to watch for in Serbian: many prepositions force a specific case.

What exactly does manjak mean here?

Manjak usually means shortage, lack, or deficit, depending on context.

In this sentence, it could mean things like:

• a shortage of resources
• a lack of something needed