Zapisnik je u dokumentaciji.

to be

Breakdown of Zapisnik je u dokumentaciji.

• u: in
• zapisnik: an official report; record
• dokumentacija: documentation

Questions & Answers about Zapisnik je u dokumentaciji.

What part of speech is zapisnik, and what gender is it?

Zapisnik is a noun, and it is masculine.

In the sentence, it is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

Its basic dictionary form is also zapisnik.

Why is je used here?

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

So zapisnik je... means the record/report is...

Serbian often uses je exactly where English uses is.

Why is it u dokumentaciji and not u dokumentacija?

Because the preposition u here means in, and with that meaning it normally requires the locative case.

The noun dokumentacija changes in the locative singular:

• dokumentacija = nominative
• dokumentaciji = locative

So:

• u dokumentaciji = in the documentation

What case is dokumentaciji?