Prijaviću kvar stanodavcu.

Prijaviću means I will report.

It is made from:

• prijaviti = to report (perfective verb)
• ću = I will

In Serbian, the future tense is often formed with the short form of hteti (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će) plus the infinitive. With many verbs, especially in standard written Serbian, ću attaches to the infinitive stem and becomes one written word:

• prijaviti + ću → prijaviću

So this is just a normal future-tense form meaning I will report.

Prijaviti is a very common verb for to report, especially when you mean reporting a problem, fault, incident, complaint, or person to some authority or responsible person.

In this sentence:

• prijaviti kvar = to report a fault / malfunction

This sounds natural for things like:

• a broken appliance
• a plumbing problem
• a heating issue
• damage in an apartment

Because prijaviti is perfective, it focuses on the completed act of reporting: I will make the report.

Serbian has no articles, so there is no direct equivalent of a or the.

So:

• kvar can mean a fault, the fault, or just fault/damage/problem, depending on context.

In this sentence, kvar is in the accusative, but because kvar is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form is the same as the nominative:

• nominative: kvar
• accusative: kvar

That is why the form does not change.

Not exactly.

Kvar usually means:

• fault
• malfunction
• breakdown
• something broken that needs repair

It is more specific than problem.

For example:

• problem can be any issue
• kvar usually suggests that something technical or physical is not working properly

Typical examples:

• kvar na bojleru = a fault in the water heater
• kvar lifta = an elevator malfunction
• kvar na instalacijama = a fault in the wiring/plumbing/etc.

So in this sentence, kvar strongly suggests something in the apartment is broken or malfunctioning.

Because stanodavcu is in the dative case.

The noun stanodavac means landlord. After verbs like prijaviti when you say report something to someone, the person receiving the report is often in the dative:

• prijaviti nešto nekome = to report something to someone

So:

• stanodavac = landlord (dictionary form / nominative)
• stanodavcu = to the landlord (dative)

That is why the sentence says:

• Prijaviću kvar stanodavcu.
• literally: I will report the fault to-the-landlord.

The ending -u is a very common dative singular ending for masculine nouns.

Here is the pattern:

• stanodavac = landlord
• stanodavcu = to the landlord

This fits the verb pattern:

• prijaviti nešto nekome

Other similar examples:

• Prijaviću problem upravniku. = I’ll report the problem to the building manager.
• Poslaću poruku prijatelju. = I’ll send a message to a friend.
• Rekao sam komšiji. = I told the neighbor.

So the case ending tells you the grammatical role.

The basic order here is:

• Prijaviću = verb
• kvar = direct object
• stanodavcu = indirect object

So literally:

• I will report / the fault / to the landlord

This order is natural and clear. But Serbian word order is more flexible than English, because case endings show grammatical roles.

Possible variations include:

• Kvar ću prijaviti stanodavcu.
• Stanodavcu ću prijaviti kvar.

These variations can change the focus or emphasis, but the core meaning stays the same.

The original sentence sounds neutral and natural.

Yes, it is natural. But Serbian also has other ways to express a similar idea, depending on nuance.

Some alternatives:

• Prijaviću stanodavcu kvar.
  Same meaning, just slightly different word order.
• Javiću stanodavcu za kvar.
  More like I’ll let the landlord know about the fault.
• Obavestiću stanodavca o kvaru.
  More formal: I’ll inform the landlord about the fault.

Notice the grammar changes with different verbs:

• prijaviti nešto nekome
• javiti nekome za nešto
• obavestiti nekoga o nečemu

So the original sentence is a very good, idiomatic choice.

Because Serbian often uses case endings instead of prepositions where English uses words like to.

In English:

• to the landlord

In Serbian, the idea of to the landlord is expressed by the dative case alone:

• stanodavcu

So no extra word is needed. The ending already carries that meaning.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• Pri-ya-vee-chu kvar sta-no-dav-tsu

A few helpful points:

• j in Serbian is like English y
• ć is a soft sound, roughly like a softer ch
• c is ts
• kv in kvar is pronounced just as written

So:

• Prijaviću ≈ priya-VEE-chu
• kvar ≈ kvar
• stanodavcu ≈ stano-DAV-tsu

Stress in Serbian is not usually marked in normal writing, so learners often pick it up through listening.

The sentence follows this pattern:

• prijaviti
  • something
    • to someone

In Serbian:

• prijaviti nešto nekome

Applied here:

• prijaviću = I will report
• kvar = something being reported
• stanodavcu = the person it is reported to

So the structure is:

future tense verb + accusative object + dative recipient

That makes this sentence a very useful model for similar sentences, such as:

• Prijaviću problem vlasniku. = I’ll report the problem to the owner.
• Prijaviću grešku tehničaru. = I’ll report the error to the technician.
• Prijaviću curenje majstoru. = I’ll report the leak to the repairman.