Questions & Answers about Naša kuća je velika.
Why do naša and velika both end in "-a"?
In Croatian, words that describe a noun must match its gender. Since kuća (house) is a feminine noun (which usually ends in "-a"), the base words naš (our) and velik (big) take the feminine ending "-a" to become naša and velika.
If I look up "our" or "big" in a dictionary, will I find naša and velika?
Dictionaries typically list the masculine form of these words as the default. You will find naš for "our" and velik for "big". You then change them to naša and velika yourself when talking about a feminine noun.
Why is the verb je (is) placed exactly there?
The word je is a short-form verb (a clitic), which means it follows a strict rule: it almost always wants to be in the second position in a sentence. Here, it sits right after the first complete grammatical unit, the phrase Naša kuća.
Could I change the word order to start with the adjective, like "Velika je naša kuća"?
Yes! Croatian word order is very flexible. Starting with Velika puts extra emphasis on the fact that the house is big. Notice that the short verb je still stays in the second position, right after the first word.