Questions & Answers about Ovaj zadatak je lak, ali sledeći je mnogo teži.
Why is it ovaj zadatak?
Because ovaj means this and it has to agree with the noun zadatak in gender, number, and case.
- zadatak is masculine singular
- here it is in the nominative case, because it is the subject
- so the correct form is ovaj
Compare:
- ovaj zadatak = this task/exercise
- ova knjiga = this book
- ovo pitanje = this question
What does zadatak mean here?
Zadatak usually means task, exercise, or assignment, depending on context.
In school or workbook contexts, it often means:
- exercise
- problem
- task
So in this sentence, ovaj zadatak could naturally be understood as this exercise or this problem.
Why is it lak and not laki?
In Serbian, many adjectives have a short form and a long form in masculine singular nominative.
For lak:
- lak = short form
- laki = long form
In predicate position after je (is), Serbian normally uses the short form:
- Zadatak je lak. = The task is easy.
The long form is used much less often in modern standard Serbian in this kind of sentence, and would usually not be the normal choice here.