Questions & Answers about Na kojem katu je tvoj stan?
Why do we use kojem katu instead of koji kat?
Because we are talking about a location using the preposition na (on), we need to use the locative case. The basic masculine noun kat (floor) gets an -u ending to become katu, and the matching question word koji (which) changes to kojem.
Why does the question word koji end in -em here?
Question words like koji change their endings to match the noun they describe, just like regular adjectives do. For masculine nouns in the locative case, the adjective ending is usually -om or -em. For koji, it becomes kojem.
Could I put the verb je at the very end of the sentence?
No, in Croatian, je is a special type of short word called an enclitic. Enclitics always want to be in the second logical position of a sentence. Here, the whole phrase Na kojem katu counts as the first block of information, so je must go right after it.
Is kat the same word I would use for the floor I walk on inside my room?
No, kat specifically means a level or story of a building. If you are talking about the physical floor or ground inside a room, you would use the word pod.
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