Zadovoljstvo je raditi s vama.

to be

Breakdown of Zadovoljstvo je raditi s vama.

• raditi: to work
• vi: you
• sa: with

Questions & Answers about Zadovoljstvo je raditi s vama.

What does each word mean literally?

Here is the breakdown:

• Zadovoljstvo = pleasure, satisfaction
• je = is
• raditi = to work
• s = with
• vama = you, in the form required after s

So the literal order is:

Pleasure is to work with you

In natural English, that becomes:

It is a pleasure to work with you

Why is there no word for English it?

Serbian does not need a dummy subject the way English does.

In English, you often say things like:

• It is nice
• It is important
• It is a pleasure

In Serbian, you can simply say:

• Lepo je
• Važno je
• Zadovoljstvo je...

So the sentence is complete without any separate word for English it.

Why is raditi in the infinitive?

Raditi is the infinitive, meaning to work.

That fits the structure of the sentence: it is naming an action in a general sense, just like English to work in It is a pleasure to work with you.

If you used a finite verb instead, the meaning would change: