Kasirka kaže da danas nema popusta na ove patike.

The cashier says that today there is no discount on these sneakers.

Breakdown of Kasirka kaže da danas nema popusta na ove patike.

• imati: to have
• ne: not
• danas: today
• da: that

Questions & Answers about Kasirka kaže da danas nema popusta na ove patike.

Why is it kasirka and not kasir?

Kasirka means female cashier. Serbian often marks the gender of a person in job titles:

• kasir = male cashier
• kasirka = female cashier

So this sentence is specifically talking about a woman.

What form is kaže?

Kaže is 3rd person singular present tense: he/she says.

So:

• ja kažem = I say
• ti kažeš = you say
• on/ona kaže = he/she says

Here, kasirka kaže = the cashier says.

What does da mean here?

Here da means that and introduces a subordinate clause:

• Kasirka kaže da... = The cashier says that...

This is very common after verbs like:

• kaže = says
• misli = thinks
• zna = knows
• veruje = believes

Why isn’t there a separate word for English there is in ?