Breakdown of Medicinska sestra meri krvni pritisak i hemoglobin.
i
and
meriti
to measure
medicinska sestra
nurse
krvni pritisak
blood pressure
Questions & Answers about Medicinska sestra meri krvni pritisak i hemoglobin.
Why does medicinska sestra mean nurse?
In Serbian, medicinska sestra is the normal expression for nurse.
Literally:
- medicinska = medical
- sestra = sister
So the phrase is literally medical sister, but you should learn it as a fixed expression meaning nurse.
Grammatically, medicinska is an adjective modifying sestra, and it agrees with it in:
- gender: feminine
- number: singular
- case: nominative
Why is it medicinska, not medicinski or medicinsko?
Because it has to agree with sestra, which is a feminine singular noun.
Compare:
- medicinski tehničar = male nurse / medical technician masculine
- medicinska sestra = nurse feminine
- medicinsko osoblje = medical staff neuter
So the ending changes to match the noun.
What form is meri?
Meri is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb meriti, meaning to measure.
So:
- ja merim = I measure
- ti meriš = you measure
- on/ona meri = he/she measures
In this sentence, the subject is medicinska sestra, which is singular, so meri is the correct form.