Word
Aviokompanija nije isplatila ni naknadu štete ni povraćaj novca.
Meaning
The airline paid out neither compensation for damage nor a refund.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Aviokompanija nije isplatila ni naknadu štete ni povraćaj novca.
ne
not
povraćaj novca
a refund
ni ... ni ...
neither ... nor ...
naknada štete
compensation for damage
Questions & Answers about Aviokompanija nije isplatila ni naknadu štete ni povraćaj novca.
Why is it nije isplatila and not just ne isplatila?
Because Serbian forms the past tense with:
- a form of biti (je, su, etc.)
- plus the l-participle (isplatio / isplatila / isplatilo)
So the positive sentence would be:
- Aviokompanija je isplatila... = The airline paid out...
When you negate je, it becomes nije:
- Aviokompanija nije isplatila... = The airline did not pay out...
So nije isplatila is the normal past-tense negative form.
Why does isplatila end in -a?
Because it agrees with aviokompanija, which is a feminine singular noun in Serbian.
The past participle changes according to gender and number:
- masculine: isplatio
- feminine: isplatila
- neuter: isplatilo
- plural: isplatili / isplatile / isplatila depending on gender pattern
Since aviokompanija is feminine, Serbian uses isplatila.
What exactly does isplatiti mean here? Is it the same as platiti?