Probni rad počinje sutra.

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Breakdown of Probni rad počinje sutra.

• počinjati: to start
• probni rad: probationary work; a probationary period

Questions & Answers about Probni rad počinje sutra.

What does probni rad mean here? Is it literally trial work?

Literally, probni means trial / test / practice, and rad often means work. But in school or testing contexts, probni rad usually means something more natural in English like:

• mock exam
• practice test
• trial test
• sometimes test paper

So yes, the literal pieces are understandable, but the whole phrase is best learned as a set expression used for a practice or trial exam/task.

Why is it probni and not some other form like probna or probno?

Because probni has to agree with rad.

In Serbian, adjectives change form to match the noun’s:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• rad is masculine
• singular
• nominative (the basic dictionary form, used here as the subject)

So the adjective also takes the masculine singular nominative form:

• probni rad

Compare:

• probni rad = masculine
• probna proba = feminine
• probno pitanje = neuter

Why is rad used? Doesn’t rad usually mean work?