Držite vozačku dozvolu ovde.

Držite comes from the verb držati, which means to hold, to keep, or sometimes to have something in hand/in a place.

In this sentence, držite is most naturally understood as a command/instruction:

• Držite vozačku dozvolu ovde. = Keep/Hold the driver’s license here.

So the dictionary form you would look up is držati.

It can be either:

• plural imperative: talking to more than one person
• formal/polite imperative: talking respectfully to one person

So Serbian uses the same form here for:

• you all keep/hold
• please keep/hold (to one person, politely)

If you were speaking to one person informally, you would usually say:

• Drži vozačku dozvolu ovde.

Yes. Držite can also be the 2nd person plural present tense of držati:

• vi držite = you hold / you keep

But in a short sentence like this, especially without a stated subject, it is usually understood as an instruction or command.

So context decides:

• Vi držite vozačku dozvolu ovde. = You keep the driver’s license here.
• Držite vozačku dozvolu ovde. = Keep/Hold the driver’s license here.

Because this phrase is the direct object of the verb, so it is in the accusative case.

The basic form is:

• vozačka dozvola = driver’s license (nominative)

In the accusative singular, it becomes:

• vozačku dozvolu

Both words change because:

• vozačka is an adjective modifying the noun
• dozvola is a feminine noun

So:

• nominative: vozačka dozvola
• accusative: vozačku dozvolu

Literally, it is something like driving permit/license.

Breakdown:

• vozač = driver
• vozački / vozačka / vozačko = driver’s / driving
• dozvola = permit, license

So vozačka dozvola is the normal Serbian term for driver’s license.

In everyday speech, people also often shorten it to just:

• vozačka

For example:

• Imaš li vozačku? = Do you have your driver’s license?

Serbian often leaves out possessives like your, my, his, etc. when the meaning is obvious from context.

So:

• Držite vozačku dozvolu ovde.

can naturally mean:

• Keep your driver’s license here.

If you want to make your own explicit, you could say:

• Držite svoju vozačku dozvolu ovde.

But that is often unnecessary unless you want extra emphasis or contrast.

Ovde means here.

You can often also use tu, but there is a small nuance:

• ovde = here, closer to the speaker’s location
• tu = often there near the listener, though in everyday speech it can also overlap with here

So in many practical situations, both may work, but ovde is the clearest choice for here.

No. Serbian word order is fairly flexible.

The neutral version here is:

• Držite vozačku dozvolu ovde.

But you could also hear:

• Vozačku dozvolu držite ovde.
• Ovde držite vozačku dozvolu.

These versions are all possible, but the emphasis changes:

• Držite vozačku dozvolu ovde. → neutral instruction
• Vozačku dozvolu držite ovde. → emphasizes the driver’s license
• Ovde držite vozačku dozvolu. → emphasizes here

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• držite ≈ DR-zhee-teh
• vozačku ≈ vo-ZACH-koo
• dozvolu ≈ doz-VO-loo
• ovde ≈ OV-deh

A few useful sounds:

• ž sounds like the s in measure
• č sounds like ch in church
• r in Serbian is usually trilled or tapped more than in English

So the whole sentence is approximately:

• DR-zhee-teh vo-ZACH-koo doz-VO-loo OV-deh

That depends on the exact meaning.

• držati = hold, keep, keep in a certain place
• staviti = put, place

So:

• Držite vozačku dozvolu ovde. = Keep/Hold the driver’s license here.
• Stavite vozačku dozvolu ovde. = Put the driver’s license here.

If the action is about placing it somewhere, staviti fits better.
If the idea is keeping it here or having it here, držati fits better.