Word
Dijagnostika počinje u ovlašćenom servisu.
Meaning
Diagnostics begins at the authorised service centre.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Dijagnostika počinje u ovlašćenom servisu.
u
in
počinjati
to start
ovlašćeni servis
an authorised service centre
dijagnostika
diagnostics
Questions & Answers about Dijagnostika počinje u ovlašćenom servisu.
Why is it počinje and not počinju?
Because the subject, dijagnostika, is singular.
- dijagnostika = diagnostic procedure / diagnostics
- It is a singular noun
- So the verb must also be singular: počinje = begins / starts
If the subject were plural, you would use počinju.
For example:
- Pregledi počinju u osam. = Examinations start at eight.
What case is u ovlašćenom servisu, and why is that case used?
It is in the locative case.
The preposition u can take different cases depending on meaning:
- u + accusative = motion into somewhere
- u + locative = being in somewhere
Here the sentence describes where something happens, not movement, so Serbian uses the locative:
- u ovlašćenom servisu = in an authorized service center
Compare:
- Dijagnostika počinje u ovlašćenom servisu. = The diagnostics begin in an authorized service center.
- Idem u ovlašćeni servis. = I am going to / into an authorized service center.
So:
- servis → dictionary form
- servisu → locative singular
And the adjective changes too:
- ovlašćen → ovlašćenom
Why do both words change in ovlašćenom servisu?