Procena štete od poplave je spremna.

to be

Breakdown of Procena štete od poplave je spremna.

• od: of
• spreman: ready
• procena štete: a damage assessment

Questions & Answers about Procena štete od poplave je spremna.

Why is štete used instead of šteta?

Because štete is in the genitive singular.

In Serbian, after a noun like procena meaning assessment or evaluation, the thing being assessed usually goes in the genitive:

• procena štete = assessment of damage
• procena rizika = assessment of risk
• procena situacije = assessment of the situation

So:

• šteta = damage, damage/loss
• štete = of damage

This is a very common Serbian pattern where English uses of.

What case is each word in this sentence?

Here is the breakdown:

• procena — nominative singular, feminine
  It is the subject of the sentence.

• štete — genitive singular
  It depends on procena: assessment of damage

• od poplave — genitive singular after the preposition od
  poplave is genitive singular of poplava

• je — present tense, 3rd person singular of biti = to be

• spremna — feminine singular adjective, agreeing with procena