Stanodavac traži depozit.

to ask for

Breakdown of Stanodavac traži depozit.

• stanodavac: landlord
• depozit: security deposit

Questions & Answers about Stanodavac traži depozit.

Why is there no word for the or a in Stanodavac traži depozit?

Serbian does not have articles like English the and a/an.

So stanodavac can mean the landlord or a landlord, and depozit can mean a deposit or the deposit. Context tells you which one is meant.

That means this sentence could be understood as:

• The landlord is asking for a deposit
• A landlord asks for a deposit
• The landlord wants the deposit

In normal context, the intended meaning is usually clear.

What form is traži?

Traži is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb tražiti.

It agrees with stanodavac, which is singular:

• ja tražim = I ask for / I am looking for
• ti tražiš = you ask for
• on/ona traži = he/she asks for

So Stanodavac traži depozit literally has the structure:

stanodavac = landlord
traži = asks for / seeks / wants
depozit = deposit

Does traži mean asks for, wants, or is looking for?