Recimo da je budžet stabilan.

to be

Breakdown of Recimo da je budžet stabilan.

• da: that
• stabilan: stable
• budžet: a budget

Questions & Answers about Recimo da je budžet stabilan.

What does recimo mean here?

Here recimo means let’s say, suppose, or for the sake of argument.

It comes from the verb reći (to say), and the form recimo is literally a 1st person plural imperative: let’s say.

So the sentence has the feel of:

• Let’s say that the budget is stable.
• Suppose the budget is stable.

In other contexts, recimo can also mean for example, so context matters.

Why is da used after recimo?

Da introduces a clause, similar to English that in sentences like:

• Let’s say that...
• Suppose that...

So:

• Recimo = let’s say
• da je budžet stabilan = that the budget is stable

In English, that is often optional, but in Serbian da is very common and natural in this structure.

Why is it da je budžet stabilan, not da budžet je stabilan?

Because je is a clitic in Serbian. Clitics are short unstressed words that usually go in a special early position in the clause—often described as the .