Zaposleni će stupiti na rad.

The employee will commence work.

Breakdown of Zaposleni će stupiti na rad.

• hteti: will
• zaposleni: an employee
• stupiti na rad: to commence work

Questions & Answers about Zaposleni će stupiti na rad.

Does zaposleni mean the employee or the employees here?

It can mean either one, depending on context.

• zaposleni can be:
  • singular masculine: the employee
  • plural masculine / mixed-gender: the employees

In this sentence, će is the same for both he/she will and they will, so the form does not resolve the ambiguity.

So:

• Zaposleni će stupiti na rad.
  • The employee will start work.
  • The employees will start work.

You need context to know which one is meant.

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Why is zaposleni not followed by a noun? Is it an adjective or a noun?

It is originally an adjective meaning employed, but here it is being used as a noun: the employed person / employee.

This is very common in Serbian. Adjectives can function as nouns when the noun is understood.

Compare:

• zaposleni radnik = employed worker
• zaposleni = employee / employees

So in this sentence, zaposleni is perfectly natural and means employee or employees, depending on context.

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