Kasirka zna koliko košta ovaj kaput.

to know

Breakdown of Kasirka zna koliko košta ovaj kaput.

• ovaj: this
• kaput: coat
• kasirka: female cashier

Questions & Answers about Kasirka zna koliko košta ovaj kaput.

Why is kasirka used here? Does it specifically mean a female cashier?

Yes. Kasirka is the feminine form and means female cashier. The masculine form is kasir.

Serbian often shows gender directly in job titles and nouns for people. English usually does not, so in natural translation you may still just say the cashier unless the gender matters.

Why is there no word for the or a in Serbian?

Because Serbian does not have articles.

So kasirka can mean a cashier or the cashier, depending on context. The same is true for many Serbian nouns.

In this sentence, ovaj kaput already means this coat, so it is specific even without an article.

What form is zna?

Zna is the 3rd person singular present tense of znati, meaning to know.

It matches the subject kasirka, which is singular.

Present tense of znati:

• znam = I know
• znaš = you know
• zna = he/she/it knows
• znamo = we know
• znate = you know
• znaju = they know