Podnosilac normalno diše.

to breathe

Breakdown of Podnosilac normalno diše.

• podnosilac: an applicant; submitter
• normalno: normally

Questions & Answers about Podnosilac normalno diše.

What case is podnosilac, and what does it do in the sentence?

Podnosilac is in the nominative singular. It is the subject of the sentence, the person who is doing the action of diše.

So the basic structure is:

• podnosilac = subject
• normalno = adverb
• diše = verb

This is a very normal Serbian word order for a simple statement.

What exactly does podnosilac mean?

Podnosilac is a fairly formal or administrative noun. Depending on context, it can mean things like:

• applicant
• submitter
• claimant
• person filing something

It comes from the idea of submitting or filing something, such as an application, request, complaint, or claim.

So this is not a casual everyday word in most contexts; it sounds more official.

Why is there no word for the or a?

Serbian does not use articles like English the and a/an.

So podnosilac can mean:

• the applicant
• an applicant

Which one is meant depends on context.

That is very common in Serbian, and learners often need time to get used to the fact that definiteness is usually understood from the situation rather than marked with a separate word.