pozhadavek

Pozadavak (often written with diacritics as požadavak; ASCII variants include pozadavak and pozhadavek) is a noun used in Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian to denote a formal demand, claim, or requirement. It is derived from the verb požadovati “to demand” with the prefix po- and the suffix -ak, and it generally refers to an entitlement or obligation asserted by one party toward another.

In legal, administrative, and commercial contexts, a požadavak signals that something is due or required. Examples include a poždravak for payment (požadavak za plaćanje), a contractual požadavak za ispunjenje uvjeta (demand to meet conditions), or a regulatory požadavak za sigurnosne standarde (requirement for safety standards). The term emphasizes formality and specificity of the obligation.

Grammatical notes: požadavak is masculine; the common plural is požadavci, with genitive požadavaka. It follows standard -ak noun declension in these languages and accepts typical case inflections.

Regional variation: The term is widely used in Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Slovenian, a near-equivalent word is zahteva or zahtev, depending on the context. In English-language texts, it is typically translated as “demand” or “claim,” with nuances depending on whether the context is legal, contractual, or administrative.