Word
Aviokompanija proverava odredište.
Meaning
The airline is checking the destination.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Aviokompanija proverava odredište.
proveriti
to check
odredište
a destination
aviokompanija
an airline
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Questions & Answers about Aviokompanija proverava odredište.
How do I pronounce Aviokompanija proverava odredište?
A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:
- Aviokompanija → ah-vee-oh-kom-pah-nee-yah
- proverava → pro-veh-rah-vah
- odredište → oh-dreh-deesh-teh
A few useful sound notes:
- j is pronounced like English y in yes
- š is pronounced like sh
- Serbian spelling is quite phonetic, so words are usually pronounced very close to how they are written
Why is aviokompanija written as one word?
Because it functions as a single noun meaning airline. Serbian often forms this kind of compound with avio- plus another noun.
So aviokompanija is not a whole phrase here; it is one lexical item.
What gender are aviokompanija and odredište?
- aviokompanija is feminine
- odredište is neuter
This is useful because gender affects agreement:
- ova aviokompanija = this airline
- ovo odredište = this destination
A native English speaker often notices that aviokompanija ends in -a, which is a very common feminine pattern, while odredište ends in -e, which is a common neuter pattern.