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Ovaj mesec is an example of the accusative of time, which Serbian often uses for expressions like this month, this week, this year, etc.
So:
- ovaj mesec = this month / during this month
- ovog meseca can also exist, but it usually sounds more like of this month or appears in other grammatical contexts
Here, ovaj mesec radim... means I am working more this month.
Also note that mesec is a masculine inanimate noun, so its nominative and accusative look the same:
- nominative: ovaj mesec
- accusative: ovaj mesec
That is why the form does not visibly change.
Prošlog meseca is in the genitive, and here it functions as a time expression meaning last month.
So:
- prošlog meseca = last month
The sentence is really comparing the amount of work now with the amount of work last month:
- Ovaj mesec radim više nego prošlog meseca
- literally: This month I work more than last month
Serbian often uses the genitive without a preposition for expressions of time such as: