Word
U slučaju da polisa osiguranja ne važi, nema naknade štete.
Meaning
If the insurance policy is not valid, there is no compensation for damage.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of U slučaju da polisa osiguranja ne važi, nema naknade štete.
ne
not
u slučaju da
in case
polisa osiguranja
an insurance policy
naknada štete
compensation for damage
Questions & Answers about U slučaju da polisa osiguranja ne važi, nema naknade štete.
What does u slučaju da mean, and why is da used here?
U slučaju da means in the event that / in case.
It is a fixed expression:
- u slučaju = in the case / in the event
- da introduces the following clause
So u slučaju da polisa osiguranja ne važi literally means something like in the event that the insurance policy is not valid.
In Serbian, da is very commonly used to introduce subordinate clauses. After expressions like u slučaju da, it is the normal choice.
Could this sentence use ako instead of u slučaju da?
Yes, you could say:
Ako polisa osiguranja ne važi, nema naknade štete.
That would also be correct and natural.
The difference is mostly in style:
- ako = plain if
- u slučaju da = more formal, administrative, legal, or contractual sounding
Because this sentence sounds like insurance or legal language, u slučaju da fits very well.
Why is it važi and not važe?
Because the subject is singular: polisa.
- polisa = policy (singular)
- = for or a singular noun