Ovaj zadatak je lak, ali sledeći je mnogo teži.

This task is easy, but the next one is much more difficult.

Breakdown of Ovaj zadatak je lak, ali sledeći je mnogo teži.

• biti: to be
• ali: but
• ovaj: this
• mnogo: much

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 (), Serbian normally uses the :