Learn Hardcore Serbian: Podnosilac ima boravište i prebivalište. - The applicant has temporary and permanent residence.

Breakdown of Podnosilac ima boravište i prebivalište.

What does podnosilac mean here?

Podnosilac is a formal/legal word meaning the person who submits or files something: an application, request, claim, form, etc.

In many contexts, English translates it as applicant, claimant, submitter, or filer, depending on the document.

So in this sentence, podnosilac is the person whose residence information is being stated.

What is the difference between boravište and prebivalište?

This is one of the most important things in the sentence.

In Serbian administrative language, the distinction is legal and very common.

A simple way to remember it:

So the sentence says that the applicant has both a temporary residence and a permanent residence.

Why are boravište and prebivalište so similar?

Because they are closely related words.

They both contain the noun-forming ending -ište, which often creates a noun connected with a place or location.

So these two nouns are built in a parallel way, which is why they look similar and are often learned together.