Zadatka

Zadatka is a noun used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Slovenian. It denotes a task, assignment, or exercise to be completed, such as a homework problem, an exam question, or a workplace duty. The term is widely found in educational contexts as well as in everyday use when referring to tasks or jobs that someone is expected to perform.

Grammatical forms and usage vary by language but share a common core meaning. The base form is zadatak (singular, nominative). In these languages, zadatka is the genitive singular, used in phrases like “broj zadataka” (the number of tasks) or “vrijednost zadatka.” The nominative plural is zadaci (the tasks), and the genitive plural is zadataka. These inflections reflect standard Slavic noun declension for masculine inanimate nouns ending with -ak.

In practice, zadatak appears in education as an individual assignment or problem: a mathematics zadatak, a programming zadatak, or a chemistry zadatak. In many contexts, instructors assign several zadaci as part of a problem set or exam. In computer science and programming education, the concept aligns with a problem statement or programming task presented to students, though terminology can vary by country and school.

See also: homework, problem set, programming task, exam question, education terminology.