Faktorima

Faktorima is a grammatical form of the noun faktor (factor) used in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. It is the instrumental plural or dative plural form, depending on the syntactic role in the sentence. The base meaning is “factor,” and when in plural, “factors.” The most common related forms are faktori (nominative plural) and faktora (genitive plural).

In usage, faktorima appears when the language requires a plural form for the indirect object or for the instrumental complement. Examples include phrases such as prema faktorima rizika (according to risk factors) or uz faktorima rizika, depending on the construction. The exact case used is determined by the governing preposition or verb.

In terminology, faktor can denote a variable input in mathematics, statistics, or research, and in that sense the plural faktori is used in Croatian/Serbian to denote multiple factors; faktorima in the dative or instrumental plural is used in sentence structures describing means, agencies, or recipients.

The term is not a separate concept or technical term outside grammar; it is a standard inflection of the common noun faktor.