Poslodavac čita prijavu.

The employer is reading the application.

Breakdown of Poslodavac čita prijavu.

• čitati: to read
• prijava: the application
• poslodavac: the employer

Questions & Answers about Poslodavac čita prijavu.

Why is it prijavu and not prijava?

Because prijavu is in the accusative singular, which is the case used for the direct object of the verb.

• Base form: prijava
• Accusative singular: prijavu

In this sentence, the thing being read is the application, so it has to be in the accusative:

• Poslodavac čita prijavu. = The employer reads/is reading the application.

This is very common with feminine nouns ending in -a:

• nominative: knjiga
• accusative: knjigu

So:

• prijava = subject form
• prijavu = object form

Why is the verb čita?

Čita is the 3rd person singular present tense form of čitati (to read).

The subject is poslodavac (employer), which is he/she/it in grammatical agreement, so the verb must also be 3rd person singular:

• ja čitam = I read / am reading
• ti čitaš = you read / are reading
• on/ona čita = he/she reads / is reading

So:

• Poslodavac čita = The employer reads / is reading