Breakdown of Preuzimanje prtljaga počinje u holu za dolaske.
Questions & Answers about Preuzimanje prtljaga počinje u holu za dolaske.
Preuzimanje is a verbal noun: a noun made from a verb. It comes from preuzimati / preuzeti and means taking over, collecting, picking up.
In an airport context, preuzimanje prtljaga refers to baggage pickup or baggage claim. Even though it comes from a verb, it behaves like a normal noun in the sentence.
The basic dictionary form is prtljag.
Here it appears as prtljaga because after a verbal noun like preuzimanje, Serbian often uses the genitive for the thing being acted on.
So:
- prtljag = luggage
- preuzimanje prtljaga = the collecting of luggage
This pattern is very common in Serbian.
Počinje means begins or starts.
It is the 3rd person singular present tense of počinjati / početi. It is singular because the subject, preuzimanje prtljaga, is singular.
Serbian often uses the present tense in notices, announcements, and general statements like this.