Hvala na poklonu.

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Breakdown of Hvala na poklonu.

• poklon: gift
• hvala: thank you

Questions & Answers about Hvala na poklonu.

What does each word do in Hvala na poklonu?

• Hvala = thanks / thank you
• na = a preposition used in this pattern after hvala
• poklonu = the noun poklon in a case form meaning for the gift in this expression

So even if English uses for, Serbian commonly uses the pattern hvala na + noun here.

Why is it na poklonu instead of just poklon?

Because after hvala, Serbian very often uses the construction na + locative to say what you are thanking someone for.

So:

• Hvala na poklonu = standard Serbian pattern
• not Hvala poklon

This is just how the expression works in Serbian. It does not map word-for-word onto English.

What case is poklonu?

Here poklonu is locative singular.

The base noun is poklon.
Its locative singular form is poklonu.

A small detail that often confuses learners: poklonu also looks like the dative singular form. The form is the same, but in na poklonu, it is functioning as locative because it follows the preposition na in this expression.