Breakdown of Moja sestra je kod frizera.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
sestra
sister
moj
my
kod
at, by
frizer
hairdresser
Questions & Answers about Moja sestra je kod frizera.
Why do we use kod for 'at' here instead of u or na?
The preposition kod is used when you are at someone's place, house, or place of business. Because a hairdresser (frizer) is a person, we use kod. If you wanted to use u, you would have to use the word for the salon itself: u frizerskom salonu.
Why does the word for hairdresser end in -a (frizera)?
This is because of the preposition kod. In Croatian, kod always forces the noun that follows it into the genitive case. For a masculine noun that ends in a consonant, like frizer, the genitive case is formed by adding -a.
Does kod frizera mean 'at the hairdresser's salon' or 'with the hairdresser'?
It translates most naturally to 'at the hairdresser's'. In Croatian, it is very common to use kod plus a person's profession (like a doctor, dentist, or hairdresser) to mean you are at their clinic, office, or salon.
If I wanted to say 'I am going TO the hairdresser', would I still use kod?
In everyday spoken Croatian, yes! While kod strictly describes a static location ('at'), native speakers very often use it for movement too, like idem kod frizera (I am going to the hairdresser's).
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