redovne

Redovne is a feminine plural form of the adjective meaning regular, routine, or standard, used in several South Slavic languages such as Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. In grammatical terms, redovne is the feminine plural nominative or accusative form, and it appears when describing feminine plural nouns that denote activities, obligations, measures, or other items characterized by regularity or repetition.

Etymology and meaning: the term derives from a root related to order or arrangement (red) with a suffix that forms adjectives describing regularity or routine. The concept of redovne indicates something that happens according to a regular schedule or follows a standard pattern, in contrast to irregular or extraordinary cases.

Usage and examples: redovne is common in formal and everyday language to describe recurring or scheduled phenomena. Typical collocations include redovne aktivnosti (regular activities), redovne obaveze (regular obligations), and redovne mjere (regular measures). The form is used with feminine plural nouns, and its meaning can be extended to contexts such as work, education, public administration, and personal routines.

Notes: redovne functions within a broader set of related forms that express regularity across gender and number, such as redovan (masculine singular), redovna (feminine singular), redovno (neuter singular), and redovni/redovne (plural). The term should not be confused with izvanredan or izvanredni, which mean extraordinary or exceptional.

See also: regularity in Slavic languages, related adjective forms, usage in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin.