Odgovoran poslodavac daje obuku kandidatu.

A responsible employer provides training to the candidate.

Breakdown of Odgovoran poslodavac daje obuku kandidatu.

• dati: to give
• kandidat: the applicant or candidate
• poslodavac: the employer
• obuka: training

Questions & Answers about Odgovoran poslodavac daje obuku kandidatu.

What is the grammatical role of each word in Odgovoran poslodavac daje obuku kandidatu?

Here is the basic breakdown:

• Odgovoran = responsible
  
  • an adjective
  • it describes poslodavac
• poslodavac = employer
  
  • the subject of the sentence
  • nominative singular
• daje = gives / is giving / provides
  
  • the verb
  • 3rd person singular present
• obuku = training
  
  • the direct object
  • accusative singular of obuka
• kandidatu = to the candidate
  
  • the indirect object / recipient
  • dative singular of kandidat

So the structure is basically:

[adjective + subject] + verb + direct object + indirect object

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Why is kandidatu ending in -u?

Because kandidatu is in the dative singular.

In Serbian, the dative often marks the recipient of something, where English would usually use to:

• daje kandidatu = gives to the candidate

The dictionary form is kandidat.
When it becomes dative singular, it changes to kandidatu.

So:

• kandidat = candidate
• kandidatu = to the candidate

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Why is there no separate word for to before ?