Breakdown of Majstor dolazi kod stanodavca.
dolaziti
to come
kod
at
stanodavac
landlord
majstor
repair technician
Questions & Answers about Majstor dolazi kod stanodavca.
What does majstor mean here?
Majstor literally means master or craftsman, but in everyday Serbian it very often means repairman, handyman, or workman.
So in this sentence, it usually refers to the person who comes to fix something. The exact English word depends on context:
- repairman
- handyman
- technician
- workman
Why is it dolazi?
Dolazi is the 3rd person singular present tense of dolaziti, meaning to come / to be coming / to arrive.
It matches majstor, which is singular:
- ja dolazim = I come / am coming
- ti dolaziš = you come / are coming
- on/ona dolazi = he/she comes / is coming
So:
- Majstor dolazi = The repairman is coming / The repairman comes
Depending on context, Serbian present tense can sound like:
- a current action
- a planned near-future action
- a habitual action
Why is kod used here?