Breakdown of Podnosilac će danas saznati iznos takse.
Questions & Answers about Podnosilac će danas saznati iznos takse.
Why is će separated from the main verb in će saznati?
In Serbian, the future tense is often formed with the clitic form of hteti (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će) plus the infinitive.
So:
- će saznati = will find out / will learn
The short future auxiliary će usually comes in the second position in the sentence or clause. That is why it appears after Podnosilac:
- Podnosilac će danas saznati iznos takse.
This is very normal Serbian word order.
What exactly does podnosilac mean?
Podnosilac means applicant, submitter, or the person filing/submitting something, depending on context.
It comes from the verb podneti / podnositi, meaning to submit, to file, or sometimes to present.
In legal or administrative language, podnosilac is very common. For example, it could mean:
- a person submitting an application
- a person filing a request
- a claimant or filer in an official procedure
So this word sounds a bit formal or bureaucratic.
Why is it saznati and not znati?
Because saznati means to find out / to come to know, while znati means to know.
Compare:
- znati = to know
- saznati = to learn, find out, discover
In this sentence, the applicant does not know the amount yet. They will learn it later. So saznati is the right choice:
- Podnosilac će danas saznati...
= The applicant will find out today...
Also, saznati is a perfective verb, which fits well with a single completed future event.
What case is iznos takse, and why?
Iznos is in the accusative singular, but because it is a masculine noun referring to an inanimate thing, its accusative form looks the same as the nominative:
- nominative: iznos
- accusative: iznos
It is in the accusative because it is the direct object of saznati: what will the applicant find out?
→ iznos
Takse is in the genitive singular:
- taksa = fee, tax, charge
- takse = of the fee / fee’s
So:
- iznos takse = the amount of the fee
This is a very common Serbian structure: noun + genitive to express of.
Why is takse in the genitive?
Because Serbian often uses the genitive to show a relationship that English expresses with of.
So:
- iznos takse literally = amount of the fee
Other similar examples:
- cena karte = price of the ticket
- boja auta = color of the car
- broj telefona = phone number
So takse is genitive singular because it depends on iznos.
Can the word order be changed?
Yes, Serbian word order is fairly flexible, but not completely free.
The neutral version here is:
- Podnosilac će danas saznati iznos takse.
You could also say:
- Danas će podnosilac saznati iznos takse.
- Iznos takse će podnosilac saznati danas.
These alternatives are grammatical, but they change the emphasis.
For example:
- Danas first emphasizes today
- Iznos takse first emphasizes the amount of the fee
Still, će usually stays in second position in the clause, which is one of the key word-order rules to notice.
Is danas fixed in that position?
No. Danas means today, and adverbs like this can often move around in the sentence.
You can have:
- Podnosilac će danas saznati iznos takse.
- Danas će podnosilac saznati iznos takse.
- Podnosilac će saznati iznos takse danas.
These all mean roughly the same thing, but the focus is slightly different.
The version with danas in the middle sounds natural and neutral.
How is this sentence pronounced?
A rough pronunciation guide:
- Podnosilac ≈ pod-NO-see-lats
- će ≈ cheh
- danas ≈ DA-nas
- saznati ≈ saz-NA-ti
- iznos ≈ EEZ-nos
- takse ≈ TAK-se
A full rough pronunciation:
- pod-NO-see-lats cheh DA-nas saz-NA-ti EEZ-nos TAK-se
A couple of useful sound notes:
- ć is a soft ch-like sound
- c in podnosilac is pronounced like ts
- stress in Serbian is not usually marked in normal writing, so learners often have to hear the word to learn its natural accent
Could podnosilac be translated as bearer or holder?
Usually not in this sentence.
Although podnosilac literally comes from the idea of carrying / submitting / filing, in administrative Serbian it normally means someone who submits something, such as an application or request.
So in this context, better translations are:
- applicant
- submitter
- person filing the request
Bearer or holder would usually suggest a different Serbian word, depending on context, such as nosilac or vlasnik or something more specific.
Is this sentence formal?
Yes, it sounds fairly formal and administrative.
Words like:
- podnosilac
- iznos takse
are especially common in official notices, government documents, application procedures, court language, and similar contexts.
In everyday speech, someone might use simpler wording depending on the situation, but in bureaucratic Serbian this sentence sounds very natural.
Why is there no article in Serbian here?
Because Serbian has no articles like English the or a/an.
So Serbian simply says:
- podnosilac
- iznos takse
Whether English should use the applicant, an applicant, the amount of the fee, or a fee amount depends on context.
In a formal translation, this sentence would usually become something like:
- The applicant will find out the amount of the fee today.
So the definiteness is understood from context rather than from articles.
Could the future also be written as saznaće?
Yes, in many cases Serbian can form the future in a joined form, but that depends on the verb form and style.
With some verbs, especially in standard usage, you may see forms like:
- znaće
- saznaće
However, after a noun subject, the separated form with će + infinitive is very common and clear:
- Podnosilac će saznati iznos takse.
For a learner, this is the easiest pattern to recognize:
- subject + će
- infinitive
So even if you later encounter forms like saznaće, the sentence here is perfectly standard and natural.
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