Car Rental & Driving

1. Želim da iznajmim auto na X dana.

   I'd like to rent a car for X days.

   Usage

   Saying you want to rent a car for X days

   Grammar Note

   Replace X with a number. After numbers the noun is dana (genitive).

2. Šta je uključeno u cijenu najma?

   What's included in the rental price?

   Usage

   Asking what is included in the rental price

   Grammar Note

   "Uključeno u + accusative" means "included in".

3. Ima li GPS / automatski mjenjač?

   Does it have GPS / automatic transmission?

   Usage

   Asking whether the car has GPS or an automatic gearbox

   Grammar Note

   Mjenjač is the ijekavian spelling (ekavian: menjač) and means gearbox.

4. Koje su opcije osiguranja?

   What are the insurance options?

   Usage

   Asking what the insurance options are

   Grammar Note

   The noun after opcije is genitive (osiguranja).

5. Moram li ga vratiti s punim rezervoarom?

   Should I return it with a full tank?

   Usage

   Asking whether you must return the car with a full tank

   Grammar Note

   "S + instrumental" gives the condition (s punim rezervoarom). Ga refers to the car.

6. Postoji li ograničenje kilometraže?

   Is there a mileage limit?

   Usage

   Asking whether there is a mileage limit

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. Ograničenje takes the genitive.

7. Želim da prijavim ogrebotinu / oštećenje.

   I'd like to report a scratch / damage.

   Usage

   Saying you want to report a scratch or damage

   Grammar Note

   Prijaviti means "to report officially". The sentence does not reveal gender.

8. Gdje je najbliža benzinska pumpa?

   Where is the nearest gas station?

   Usage

   Asking where the nearest petrol station is

   Grammar Note

   A petrol station is called benzinska pumpa.

9. Mogu li ovim autom preći granicu?

   Can I take this car across the border?

   Usage

   Asking whether you may cross the border with this car

   Grammar Note

   The means is in the instrumental (ovim autom). Granica is feminine.

10. Zaustavio me saobraćajni policajac — šta da radim?

    I've been stopped by traffic police — what should I do?

    Usage

    Saying a traffic police officer stopped you and asking what to do

    Grammar Note

    Because me is accusative, the speaker's gender is not shown. Saobraćajni is the Bosnian/Serbian form (Croatian: prometni).

11. Ima li na ovom putu putarine?

    Are there toll roads on this route?

    Usage

    Asking whether there are tolls on this route

    Grammar Note

    Putarina is a road toll; after "Ima li" it is genitive (putarine). In Bosnia cestarina is also used.

12. Kakva su pravila parkiranja ovdje?

    What are the parking rules here?

    Usage

    Asking what the parking rules are here

    Grammar Note

    Pravila is neuter plural. Parkiranja is the genitive of parkiranje.

13. Auto neće da upali.

    The car won't start.

    Usage

    Saying the car will not start

    Grammar Note

    "Neće da + present" means "refuses to". Upaliti means "to switch on, to start".

14. Želim da vratim auto ranije.

    I'd like to return the car early.

    Usage

    Saying you want to return the car early

    Grammar Note

    Ranije is the comparative of rano (early).

15. Imate li dječiju autosjedalicu?

    Do you have a child seat available?

    Usage

    Asking whether there is a child car seat

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar. Autosjedalica is feminine.

16. Koju vrstu goriva koristi ovaj auto?

    What type of fuel does it use?

    Usage

    Asking which type of fuel the car uses

    Grammar Note

    "Vrsta + genitive" means "kind of". Koristiti takes the accusative.

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