дати документа на увид
“дати документа на увид” (dati dokumenta na uvid) — to present documents in Serbian. Phrase, level B1. Exactly what a policeman says: dokumenta na uvid, molim. Uvid is a look-over: to give a look means to let someone see, without giving away. In a live sentence: “Морате дати документа на увид на граници” — You must present the documents at the border. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Serbian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Serbian | дати документа на увид |
| Read in Latin letters | dati dokumenta na uvid |
| Translation | to present documents |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- дати документа на увидdati dokumenta na uvidto present documents
Why it looks that way
Exactly what a policeman says: dokumenta na uvid, molim. Uvid is a look-over: to give a look means to let someone see, without giving away.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Морате дати документа на увид на границиMorate dati dokumenta na uvid na graniciYou must present the documents at the border
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to present documents” in Serbian?
«дати документа на увид», read “dati dokumenta na uvid”. In a live sentence: “Морате дати документа на увид на граници” — You must present the documents at the border. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters д, а, т, и, д, о, к, у, м, е, н, т.
How is “дати документа на увид” written in Latin letters?
dati dokumenta na uvid. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Exactly what a policeman says: dokumenta na uvid, molim. Uvid is a look-over: to give a look means to let someone see, without giving away. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.