Breakdown of Jedinica krvi dolazi od dobrovoljnog davanja krvi.
dolaziti
to come
od
of
dobrovoljno davanje krvi
voluntary blood donation
jedinica krvi
a unit of blood
Questions & Answers about Jedinica krvi dolazi od dobrovoljnog davanja krvi.
What does jedinica krvi mean literally? Is it the same as a unit of blood?
Yes. Jedinica krvi literally means a unit of blood.
- jedinica = unit
- krvi = of blood
In medical or donation contexts, this is a normal way to refer to one collected unit of blood.
Why is krvi used after jedinica instead of krv?
Because after a noun like jedinica (unit), Serbian usually puts the next noun in the genitive case to show of.
So:
- krv = blood (dictionary form, nominative)
- krvi = of blood (genitive singular)
This is very similar to English a unit of blood, where Serbian expresses of blood through case instead of a separate word.
Why does krvi appear again in davanja krvi?
For the same basic reason: davanje krvi means the giving/donation of blood.
Here again, krvi is genitive singular because it is the thing being given:
- davanje = giving / donation
- davanje krvi = giving of blood / blood donation
So the sentence contains krvi twice, but each one belongs to a different phrase:
- jedinica krvi = unit of blood
- davanje krvi = donation of blood