Razmišljam o davanju krvi.

I am thinking about donating blood.

Breakdown of Razmišljam o davanju krvi.

• o: about
• dati krv: to donate blood
• razmišljati: to think; reflect

Questions & Answers about Razmišljam o davanju krvi.

Why is it o davanju, not o davanje?

Because the preposition o normally requires the locative case when it means about / concerning.

• base form: davanje
• locative singular: davanju

So:

• Razmišljam o davanju krvi. = I’m thinking about donating blood.

This is a very common pattern in Serbian:

• pričam o poslu = I’m talking about work
• mislim o tome = I’m thinking about that
• razmišljam o putovanju = I’m thinking about traveling / a trip

So the key point is: o + locative.

What is davanje exactly?

Davanje is a verbal noun. It comes from the verb davati (to give, imperfective) and turns the action into a noun:

• davati = to give
• davanje = giving

In this sentence, davanje krvi literally means the giving of blood, which in natural English is donating blood or blood donation.

Serbian often uses this kind of noun where English might prefer an -ing form:

• čitanje = reading
• pisanje = writing
• učenje = studying / learning
• davanje krvi = donating blood

Why is krv written as krvi here?