Word
Rezerva krvi ima jedinice krvi.
Meaning
The blood supply has units of blood.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Rezerva krvi ima jedinice krvi.
imati
to have
rezerva krvi
the blood supply
jedinica krvi
a unit of blood
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Questions & Answers about Rezerva krvi ima jedinice krvi.
Why is krvi used instead of krv in rezerva krvi?
Because krvi is the genitive singular form of krv (blood).
In Serbian, when one noun describes another noun in an of relationship, the second noun often goes into the genitive:
- rezerva krvi = reserve of blood / blood reserve
So krv is the dictionary form, but krvi is the form required by the grammar here.
Why is krvi used again in jedinice krvi?
For the same reason: it shows an of relationship.
- jedinice krvi = units of blood
So in this sentence, krvi appears twice because it belongs to two different noun phrases:
- rezerva krvi = blood reserve
- jedinice krvi = units of blood
This repetition may feel a little heavy in English, but grammatically it is normal Serbian.
Why is the verb ima singular and not plural?