Račun stiže mesečno.

In this sentence, račun most naturally means bill or invoice.

The word račun can also mean other things depending on context, such as:

• account
• calculation
• check / restaurant bill
• receipt in some situations

But in Račun stiže mesečno, the intended meaning is usually the bill arrives monthly.

Račun is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing that arrives.

• račun = nominative singular
• masculine noun

So grammatically, it works like the bill in English.

Stiže comes from the verb stići, which usually means:

• to arrive
• to reach
• to get to
• sometimes to manage to depending on context

Here it means arrives.

So:

• stići = infinitive
• stiže = he/she/it arrives or is arriving

Because račun is singular, Serbian uses the 3rd person singular form: stiže.

Serbian often uses the present tense for regular, repeated, or habitual actions, just like English does in sentences such as The bill arrives every month.

So stiže here does not necessarily mean it is arriving right now. It means this is what normally happens.

This is a very common use of the present tense in Serbian.

Here, mesečno is functioning as an adverb: it tells us how often the bill arrives.

It means:

• monthly
• every month
• on a monthly basis

It is not describing the noun račun directly. It is modifying the verb stiže.

Compare:

• mesečni račun = a monthly bill → mesečni is an adjective
• Račun stiže mesečno = The bill arrives monthly → mesečno is an adverb

Because mesečno modifies the verb, not the noun.

• mesečni = adjective form, used with a noun
  
  • mesečni račun = monthly bill
• mesečno = adverb form, used with a verb
  
  • stiže mesečno = arrives monthly

This is a very common distinction in Serbian.

Yes. Serbian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

• Račun stiže mesečno.

But you may also hear:

• Mesečno stiže račun.
• Račun mesečno stiže.

These can sound slightly different in emphasis, but the basic meaning stays the same.

The original version is the most neutral and natural one for a learner to remember.

No. Serbian does not have articles like English a and the.

So račun can mean:

• a bill
• the bill

The exact meaning depends on context.

In this sentence, English would usually translate it as The bill arrives monthly or A bill arrives monthly, depending on the situation.

It is more like the bill arrives every month.

That is because:

• mesečno describes the frequency of arriving
• it does not directly describe the noun račun

If you want to say a monthly bill, Serbian would more naturally use an adjective:

• mesečni račun

So:

• Račun stiže mesečno. = The bill arrives monthly.
• Mesečni račun stiže. = The monthly bill is arriving / arrives.

Not exactly. Mesečno is the standard Ekavian form.

In Ijekavian varieties, you will often see:

• mjesečno

Both mean the same thing: monthly.

So depending on region or standard:

• mesečno → common in Serbia
• mjesečno → common in Bosnia, Montenegro, and Croatia-related usage

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• Račun ≈ RAH-choon
• stiže ≈ STEE-zheh
• mesečno ≈ MEH-sech-noh

A few sounds learners often ask about:

• č sounds like ch in church
• ž sounds like the s in measure
• r in Serbian is usually rolled or tapped more than in English

So the whole sentence is approximately:

RAH-choon STEE-zheh MEH-sech-noh

Sometimes yes, but stiže is better here.

Both verbs can relate to arriving, but they are not always identical:

• dolazi = comes / is coming
• stiže = arrives / is arriving / reaches

For things like mail, packages, bills, and documents, stiže often sounds especially natural because it focuses on arrival.

So for this sentence, Račun stiže mesečno is a very natural choice.