Breakdown of Prebivalište i boravište su u zahtevu.
Questions & Answers about Prebivalište i boravište su u zahtevu.
What is the difference between prebivalište and boravište?
In official or legal Serbian, they are not the same:
- prebivalište = your permanent registered residence
- boravište = your temporary residence or place where you are currently staying
So on forms and in bureaucracy, these are standard technical terms, not just two casual synonyms for address.
Are prebivalište and boravište singular or plural?
They are both singular.
Even though they end in -e, they are singular neuter nouns.
Their plural forms would be:
- prebivališta
- boravišta
So in this sentence, you have two singular nouns joined by i.
What gender are prebivalište and boravište?
They are neuter nouns.
A lot of Serbian nouns ending in -šte are neuter. In the dictionary, you would normally see them in this same basic form:
- prebivalište
- boravište
What case are prebivalište and boravište in here?
They are in the nominative singular.
That is because they are the subject of the sentence: they are the things being talked about. In other words, they are the things that are in the application.
Why is the verb su and not je?
Because the subject is compound: prebivalište i boravište = residence and temporary residence.
Each noun is singular, but together they make a plural subject, so Serbian uses the plural form of to be:
- je = is
- su = are
Compare:
- Prebivalište je u zahtevu. = only one subject
- Prebivalište i boravište su u zahtevu. = two subjects joined by i
Why is it u zahtevu?
Because the preposition u here means in and shows location, so it requires the locative case.
The basic form is:
- zahtev = request / application
In the locative singular, it becomes:
- u zahtevu = in the application / in the request
So zahtevu is simply the correct case form after u in this sentence.
Does u always take the locative case?
No. u can take either:
- locative for location: u zahtevu = in the application
- accusative for movement into something: for example u kuću = into the house
In this sentence there is no movement, only location, so locative is used.
Why is there no word for the in Serbian?
Because Serbian does not have articles like a and the.
So words like prebivalište, boravište, and zahtevu can often be understood as:
- the residence
- the temporary residence
- the application
The exact meaning depends on context, not on an article.
Can the word order be changed?
Yes. Serbian word order is fairly flexible.
This sentence could also be:
- U zahtevu su prebivalište i boravište.
That version puts more focus on where they are.
The original sentence is perfectly correct too; it just starts with the things being discussed.
What does zahtev mean exactly here?
In administrative Serbian, zahtev often means:
- request
- application
- sometimes form, depending on context
If this is a bureaucratic document, application is often the most natural English equivalent. Serbian uses the same word in many official situations, so the best translation depends on what kind of document it is.
How do you pronounce prebivalište, boravište, and zahtevu?
A rough pronunciation guide:
- prebivalište ≈ preh-bee-vah-LEE-shte
- boravište ≈ boh-rah-VEE-shte
- zahtevu ≈ ZAH-hteh-voo
A useful detail: š sounds like sh in ship.
So the endings -šte sound roughly like -shte.
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