Poslodavac je proverio radni staž.

Because this is the past tense in Serbian, specifically the perfect.

It is formed with:

• the auxiliary je = is/has in structure, but here it helps form the past tense
• the past participle proverio = checked

So:

• Poslodavac je proverio radni staž.
• literally: The employer has checked / checked the employment record.

In everyday Serbian, this is the normal way to express a completed action in the past.

The form proverio agrees with the subject, poslodavac.

• poslodavac is a masculine singular noun
• therefore the past participle must also be masculine singular: proverio

Compare:

• Poslodavac je proverio = the employer (male / masculine noun) checked
• Poslodavka je proverila = the female employer checked
• Poslodavci su proverili = the employers checked

So the participle changes according to gender and number.

Here radni staž is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of proverio.

The verb proveriti takes an object: you check something.

So:

• proveriti šta? = to check what?
• radni staž = employment record / years of service

It looks the same as the nominative because staž is a masculine inanimate noun, and for many masculine inanimate nouns:

• nominative singular = accusative singular

So:

• Nominative: radni staž
• Accusative: radni staž

The adjective radni also stays in the matching masculine inanimate form.

Not exactly. Radni staž often refers to a person’s official length of employment / years of service, especially in administrative, legal, pension, or employment contexts.

It can overlap with work experience, but it is often more formal and record-based than the English phrase experience.

A useful contrast:

• radni staž = officially counted employment history / years of service
• radno iskustvo = work experience, practical experience from working

So in many contexts, radni staž is closer to:

• employment record
• years of service
• credited work history

depending on context.

The verb here comes from proveriti, which is a perfective verb.

That matters because Serbian verbs have aspect:

• perfective = a completed whole action
• imperfective = an ongoing, repeated, or general action

Here:

• proveriti = to check, to verify completely
• proverio = checked / has checked

So the sentence presents the checking as a completed action.

The corresponding imperfective verb is usually proveravati or sometimes proveravati/proveravati depending on usage context:

• Poslodavac je proveravao radni staž.
• The employer was checking / used to check the employment record.

So proverio tells you the check was completed.

The given word order is the most neutral and natural one.

Serbian word order is more flexible than English because case endings help show grammatical roles. So other orders are possible, for example:

• Radni staž je proverio poslodavac.
• Poslodavac radni staž je proverio.

But these versions sound more marked and usually shift the focus or emphasis.

For a learner, the safest default is:

• Subject + je + participle + object
• Poslodavac je proverio radni staž.

So yes, word order can change, but the original version is the best neutral model.

Because Serbian has no articles.

English needs words like:

• the employer
• an employer
• the employment record

Serbian usually expresses that meaning through context, not articles.

So:

• poslodavac can mean the employer or an employer
• radni staž can mean the employment record or simply employment history

You decide from the situation what sounds best in English.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• je is roughly ye
• proverio is roughly pro-VE-ri-o
• staž ends with ž, pronounced like the s in measure or vision

So a rough English-style approximation is:

• Poslodavac ye pro-VE-ri-o rad-nee stazh

A few helpful sound notes:

• j in Serbian is like English y
• ž = the sound /ʒ/
• č, ć, š, ž, đ are all important Serbian letters, so it is worth learning them early

Grammatically, poslodavac is a masculine noun, but it can often be used in a general sense, similar to how some masculine nouns are used in broader reference.

Still, if you specifically want to refer to a female employer, Serbian also has:

• poslodavka = female employer

Then the verb form changes too:

• Poslodavka je proverila radni staž.

So:

• poslodavac = grammatically masculine noun
• in context, it may be generic or male-specific
• poslodavka is explicitly female

Yes, but the meaning would change.

• je proverio = checked / has checked; completed action
• je proveravao = was checking / used to check / checked repeatedly; ongoing or repeated action

So:

• Poslodavac je proverio radni staž.
  The employer completed the check.

• Poslodavac je proveravao radni staž.
  The employer was checking the employment record, or checked it repeatedly.

This is a classic Serbian aspect difference, and it is very important.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• check when the meaning is general inspection
• verify when the meaning is to confirm correctness or validity

In this sentence, since radni staž is often an official or administrative matter, English might translate it as:

• The employer checked the employment record.
• The employer verified the years of service.

Both can work. The best English choice depends on the situation, but the Serbian verb proveriti comfortably covers both ideas.