Word
U tom rudniku najveća jama bila je vrlo opasna.
Meaning
In that mine, the biggest pit was very dangerous.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of U tom rudniku najveća jama bila je vrlo opasna.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
velik
big
u
in, into
opasan
dangerous
Questions & Answers about U tom rudniku najveća jama bila je vrlo opasna.
Why is it u tom rudniku instead of u taj rudnik?
The preposition u takes the locative case when describing a static location (where something is), which applies here. If it described motion towards a destination, it would take the accusative case (u taj rudnik). Both the pronoun taj and the masculine noun rudnik take their standard locative endings here (-om and -u).
Why doesn't the 'k' in rudnik change to a 'c' in the locative case?
Consonant changes like sibilarization (where 'k' changes to 'c') happen when the suffix is -i, such as in the nominative plural (rudnici). In the locative singular, masculine nouns take the suffix -u, so the 'k' remains unchanged in rudniku.
How is the superlative word najveća formed?
It comes from the base adjective velika (big). This adjective has an irregular comparative form: veća (bigger). To create the superlative (the biggest), you always attach the prefix naj- to the comparative form, resulting in najveća.
Why doesn't the sentence place the enclitic je in the strict second position?