Veza ne radi.

In this sentence, veza means connection or link.

Depending on context, veza can mean different things in Serbian, for example:

• connection (internet, phone, transport, signal)
• relationship (romantic relationship)
• contact / useful connection (a person who can help you)

In Veza ne radi, the most natural meaning is a connection that isn’t working.

Also, veza is a feminine noun.

Because the verb raditi means to work or to function.

So Serbian often uses raditi the same way English uses work in sentences like:

• Telefon radi. = The phone works.
• Internet ne radi. = The internet isn’t working.
• Veza ne radi. = The connection doesn’t work / isn’t working.

So radi here does not mean does work in the sense of having a job. It means functions.

Radi is the 3rd person singular present tense form of raditi.

That means it is used with:

• he
• she
• it

Since veza is a singular noun, Serbian uses radi:

• veza radi = the connection works
• veza ne radi = the connection doesn’t work

A few present-tense forms of raditi are:

• ja radim = I work
• ti radiš = you work
• on/ona/ono radi = he/she/it works

In Serbian, ne is the usual negation particle, and it is normally written as a separate word before the verb.

So:

• radi = works
• ne radi = does not work

This is very common in Serbian:

• Ne znam. = I don’t know.
• Ne mogu. = I can’t.
• Ne radi. = It doesn’t work.

So unlike English, Serbian does not need a separate helper verb like do/does here. It simply adds ne before the verb.

Because Serbian does not have articles like a or the.

So veza can mean:

• a connection
• the connection

The exact meaning depends on context.

That means Veza ne radi could be understood as:

• The connection isn’t working
• A connection isn’t working

In real situations, context usually makes it clear which one is meant.

The order Veza ne radi is the most neutral and natural here.

It follows the common pattern:

• subject + negation + verb

So:

• Veza = subject
• ne radi = does not work

Serbian word order is more flexible than English, so other orders are possible in some contexts, but they usually add emphasis or sound less neutral.

For a learner, Veza ne radi is the best standard version to remember.

Yes. Serbian present tense often covers both ideas that English separates into:

• doesn’t work
• isn’t working

So Veza ne radi can mean either:

• The connection doesn’t work
  or
• The connection isn’t working

The context tells you whether it is a general statement or a problem happening right now.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

VEH-zah neh RAH-dee

A few pronunciation notes:

• v sounds like English v
• e is like e in met, but cleaner and tenser
• z is like English z
• r is rolled or tapped, not the English r
• a is like a in father
• i is like ee in see

So radi sounds like RAH-dee, not like English radio.

Yes, you could.

• Veza ne radi = more everyday, simple, natural
• Veza ne funkcioniše = more formal, more like The connection is not functioning

Both are correct, but ne radi is very common in ordinary speech when talking about devices, systems, internet, phones, and similar things.

Not always, but in this sentence it most naturally does.

As a word, veza is quite broad. It can refer to:

• a technical connection
• a phone line or signal
• a transport connection
• a relationship
• a useful contact

However, with ne radi, learners will most often encounter it in a technical or practical sense, such as:

• internet connection
• phone connection
• network link

So in this sentence, that is the safest interpretation.