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Learn Hardcore Serbian: Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno. - This package is enough.

Hardcore Serbian
/Shopping for groceries
/Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno.

Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno.

Word

Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno.

Meaning

This package is enough.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Serbian

Lesson

Shopping for groceries

Breakdown of Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno.

package or pack

Questions & Answers about Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno.

Why is it ovo and not ovaj or ova?

Because pakovanje is a neuter noun, and ovo is the neuter singular form of this.

Serbian demonstratives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case:

ovaj = masculine singular
ova = feminine singular
ovo = neuter singular

So:

ovaj paket = this package/parcel
ova kutija = this box
ovo pakovanje = this pack/package

What gender is pakovanje, and how can I tell?

Pakovanje is neuter.

A very common clue is the ending -e or -o in the dictionary form of a noun, though you still need to learn nouns individually. In this case, pakovanje is a neuter noun, and many nouns ending in -nje are neuter.

That is why both ovo and dovoljno appear in neuter form too.

What exactly does pakovanje mean?

Pakovanje can mean things like:

package
pack
packaging

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a packaged unit

The exact meaning depends on context. In everyday use, it often refers to a pack/unit of goods, such as a pack of coffee, medicine, or food. So learners should not assume it always means only packaging material.

Why is je used here?

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of biti (to be), meaning is.

So the sentence structure is:

Ovo pakovanje = subject
je = is
dovoljno = enough / sufficient

Serbian usually uses the present tense of to be in this kind of sentence, just as English does:

Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno. = This package is enough.

Can I leave out je?

Normally, in standard Serbian, no.

You usually need je in a sentence like this. Leaving it out would sound incomplete or nonstandard in ordinary speech.

So:

Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno. ✅
Ovo pakovanje dovoljno. ❌ in normal standard Serbian

Why does dovoljno end in -o?

Because here it agrees with the neuter noun pakovanje.

The adjective is based on dovoljan = sufficient / enough. Its forms are:

dovoljan = masculine
dovoljna = feminine
dovoljno = neuter

So compare:

Ovaj paket je dovoljan. = This package is enough.
Ova kutija je dovoljna. = This box is enough.
Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno. = This pack is enough.

Is dovoljno an adjective or an adverb here?

Here it is best understood as an adjective used predicatively.

It describes the subject pakovanje, so it agrees with it in gender and number. That is why it appears in the neuter singular form dovoljno.

Learners get confused because dovoljno can also be an adverb in other sentences, for example:

Radi dovoljno brzo. = He/she works sufficiently fast.

But in Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno, it is connected to the noun through je, so it is functioning as a predicate adjective.

What case is pakovanje in?

It is in the nominative singular.

Why?

Ovo pakovanje is the subject of the sentence.
Subjects are normally in the nominative case.

Also, the demonstrative ovo is nominative singular neuter here, matching pakovanje.

Why is there no word for the or a?

Because Serbian has no articles.

Unlike English, Serbian does not have separate words for a/an and the. Whether something is definite or indefinite is understood from context, word order, or added words like demonstratives.

So:

pakovanje can mean a package, the package, or just package/packaging, depending on context.
ovo pakovanje clearly means this package/pack, which already makes it definite.

Is the word order fixed, or can it change?

The neutral, most straightforward order is:

Ovo pakovanje je dovoljno.

But Serbian word order is more flexible than English, and changing the order can change the emphasis.

For example, you might hear other orders in context, but the basic learner-friendly version is the one given. It is the safest and most natural default.

Could I say Ovaj paket je dovoljan instead?

Yes, if the context fits.

That sentence means roughly the same thing, but paket and pakovanje are not always identical.

Very roughly:

paket often means a parcel, package, or set/bundle
pakovanje often means a pack, container unit, or packaging/package form

So both may be possible in some contexts, but they are not perfect substitutes in every situation.

How do I pronounce dovoljno?

A useful approximate pronunciation is:

do-VOYL-no

The tricky part for English speakers is lj, which is a soft sound, similar to the lli in some pronunciations of million, though not exactly the same.

So try to keep lj as one soft consonant sound, not a full l plus j separately.

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