Questions & Answers about Nema više svježeg mlijeka.
Why is mlijeka in the genitive case instead of the nominative mlijeko?
When you use the word nema to say that something is missing or doesn't exist ("there is no"), the thing that is missing must be in the genitive case. That is why the neuter noun mlijeko changes to its genitive form, mlijeka.
Why does the adjective for "fresh" end in -eg here (svježeg)?
Adjectives must match the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Because mlijeka is a neuter noun in the genitive singular, the adjective needs a matching ending. Masculine and neuter adjectives in the genitive usually end in -og or -eg. Since the base word svjež ends in a "soft" consonant (ž), it takes the -eg ending, becoming svježeg.
Is nema related to the verb for "to have"?
Yes! Nema is the "he/she/it" form of the negative verb nemati (to not have). Even though it literally means "it does not have", it is frequently used as a set phrase to mean "there is no" or "there isn't any".
How does the word više fit into this sentence?
Više normally means "more". When paired with nema, the phrase nema više translates perfectly to the English phrase "there is no more" or "we are out of".
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