Word
Davalac krvi ne sme da laže.
Meaning
The blood donor must not lie.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Davalac krvi ne sme da laže.
ne
not
smeti
may; be allowed to
davalac krvi
a blood donor
lagati
to lie; tell an untruth
Questions & Answers about Davalac krvi ne sme da laže.
What does davalac mean, and how is it formed?
Davalac means donor or more literally giver in this kind of context.
It comes from the verb davati = to give.
The ending -lac is used to form a noun for a person who does something.
So:
- davati = to give
- davalac = giver / donor
In this sentence, davalac krvi means blood donor.
Why is it krvi and not krv?
Because krvi is the genitive case of krv (blood).
Serbian often uses the pattern:
- noun + noun in genitive
to express something like X of Y.
So:
- davalac = donor
- krvi = of blood
Together: davalac krvi = blood donor
This is very common in Serbian:
- čaša vode = a glass of water
- boca vina = a bottle of wine
- davalac krvi = blood donor
Why is there no article before davalac krvi?