Posjedovala

Posjedovala is a verb form used in South Slavic languages such as Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian. It is the feminine singular past tense form of the verb posjedovati, meaning to possess or to own. The form conveys that a female subject possessed something in the past.

Etymology and forms: posjedovati derives from the noun posjed, meaning possession or property, with the adjectival verb suffix -ovati. Other conjugated forms include posjedovao (masculine), posjedovalo (neuter), posjedovali (masculine plural), and posjedovale (feminine plural). The feminine singular form posjedovala thus completes the standard past tense paradigm for a female subject.

Usage: In sentences, posjedovala typically appears as a finite past-tense verb. Examples include: Ona je posjedovala kuću. or Posjedovala je stan sve do povratka vlasnika. These constructions describe ownership or possession in the past and can appear in narrative, descriptive, or legal-style texts.

Related terms: The noun posjed means possession or property; posjednik is the owner or possessor; posjedovanje is the act or state of possession. The related verb posjedovati is commonly used to express ownership in various tenses and aspects.

Notes: As a past-tense feminine singular form, posjedovala is primarily used when the subject is female. For male subjects, the corresponding form is posjedovao; for plural subjects, forms like posjedovali or posjedovale are used depending on gender and number.