Word
Postoji strah zbog prevare.
Meaning
There is fear because of the scam.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Postoji strah zbog prevare.
zbog
because of
postojati
to exist
prevara
a scam; fraud
strah
fear
Questions & Answers about Postoji strah zbog prevare.
What does postoji mean here?
Postoji means exists or there is.
So Postoji strah is literally Fear exists or more naturally There is fear.
In Serbian, postojati is a common verb used to express existence:
- Postoji problem. = There is a problem.
- Postoji mogućnost. = There is a possibility.
In this sentence, it sounds a bit formal or neutral.
Why is strah in that form?
Strah is in the nominative singular because it is the grammatical subject of the sentence.
Literal structure:
- Postoji = exists / there is
- strah = fear
So the sentence is built like:
- Fear exists because of fraud/deception.
The noun strah is masculine:
- nominative singular: strah
- genitive singular: straha
Here you need strah, not straha, because it is not after a preposition and it is not showing possession.
Why is it prevare and not prevara?