Word
Godišnji odmor počinje danas.
Meaning
Annual leave starts today.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Godišnji odmor počinje danas.
What does godišnji odmor mean literally, and what does it mean in normal usage?
Literally, godišnji odmor means something like annual rest or yearly break.
In normal everyday Serbian, it usually means vacation, especially annual leave from work or paid holiday leave. So it is often closer to annual leave than to a general vacation in the English sense.
Why are there two words, godišnji and odmor?
Because this is an adjective + noun phrase:
- godišnji = annual / yearly
- odmor = rest / break / vacation
Together they form the standard expression godišnji odmor.
Grammatically, godišnji describes odmor, so it changes to match it in gender, number, and case.
What case is godišnji odmor in here?
It is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.
- odmor is a masculine singular noun
- godišnji is masculine singular nominative to agree with odmor
So the structure is basically:
- Godišnji odmor = the subject
- počinje = the verb
- danas = an adverb meaning today
Why is there no word for the in godišnji odmor?