Questions & Answers about Mlijeko i jogurt su u hladnjaku.
Why is the verb su used here instead of je?
Even though mlijeko (milk) and jogurt (yogurt) are singular nouns, together they form a plural subject connected by i (and). Because there are two things, you must use the plural verb su.
Why does the word for fridge (hladnjak) end in -u here?
It is in the locative case, which is used to show location after the preposition u (in). For masculine nouns like hladnjak, you add the ending -u to make it hladnjaku.
Why isn't the verb su placed right after the first word?
The verb su is an enclitic, meaning it usually takes the second position in a sentence. However, the phrase Mlijeko i jogurt acts together as one single block of information (the subject), so the second position falls right after that entire phrase.
Does mlijeko change its ending here because it is at the start of the sentence?
No, mlijeko is in the nominative case because it is part of the subject. It is a neuter noun, so its dictionary form naturally ends in -o.
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