Dogovor nikako nije pouzdan.

The arrangement is by no means reliable.

Breakdown of Dogovor nikako nije pouzdan.

• ne: not
• dogovor: an arrangement; deal
• pouzdan: reliable
• nikako: by no means; not at all

Questions & Answers about Dogovor nikako nije pouzdan.

What does dogovor mean here?

Dogovor is a masculine noun meaning agreement, arrangement, deal, or understanding, depending on context.

In this sentence, it most naturally means something like:

• the agreement
• the arrangement
• the deal

Serbian does not use articles (a / an / the), so dogovor can mean an agreement or the agreement depending on context.

Why is it nije and not a separate word for not?

In Serbian, the verb biti (to be) has special negative present-tense forms:

• nisam = I am not
• nisi = you are not
• nije = he/she/it is not
• nismo = we are not
• niste = you all / formal you are not
• nisu = they are not

So nije already means is not. It is not normally split into two words.

In Dogovor nikako nije pouzdan, nije = is not.

What does nikako mean in this sentence?