Rok pozajmice je važan.

The loan period is important.

Breakdown of Rok pozajmice je važan.

• biti: to be
• važan: important
• rok pozajmice: the loan period

Questions & Answers about Rok pozajmice je važan.

What does rok mean here?

Here rok means term, period, or deadline, depending on context.

So Rok pozajmice je važan most naturally means something like:

• The loan period is important
• The borrowing term is important
• in some contexts, The due date matters

In Serbian, rok is a very common word for a time limit or fixed period.

Why is it pozajmice and not pozajmica?

Because pozajmice is in the genitive singular.

The base noun is:

• pozajmica = loan

After a noun like rok (term/period/deadline), Serbian often uses another noun in the genitive to show of what:

• rok pozajmice = the term of the loan / the loan period

This is similar to English structures like:

• the end of the book
• the price of the car

So:

• pozajmica = nominative singular
• pozajmice = genitive singular

What case is rok in?