Breakdown of Serviser meri jedan metar kabla.
jedan
one
meriti
to measure
kabl
a cable
serviser
a service technician
Questions & Answers about Serviser meri jedan metar kabla.
Why is serviser in that form?
Serviser is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative singular.
- serviser = technician / repairman / service worker
- It is a masculine noun.
- In this sentence, it means the technician or a technician, depending on context.
Serbian has no articles, so serviser can mean either the technician or a technician.
What form is meri?
Meri is the 3rd person singular present tense of meriti, meaning to measure.
So:
- ja merim = I measure
- ti meriš = you measure
- on/ona/ono meri = he/she/it measures
Because serviser is he / the technician, the verb form is meri.
Why is it jedan metar, not some other form?
Jedan metar is the direct object phrase here, meaning one meter.
- jedan = one
- metar = meter
Since metar is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative singular is the same as its nominative singular. That is why you see:
- jedan metar
not something different
This is normal for masculine inanimate nouns in Serbian.