Word
Ovo je lokacija gdje smo našli skriveni ulaz.
Meaning
This is the location where we found the hidden entrance.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Ovo je lokacija gdje smo našli skriveni ulaz.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
gdje
where
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
naći
to find
Questions & Answers about Ovo je lokacija gdje smo našli skriveni ulaz.
Wait, I learned gdje as a question word. How is it working in the middle of the sentence?
In this sentence, gdje connects the main clause (Ovo je lokacija) to a descriptive spatial clause (smo našli skriveni ulaz). Just like in English, "where" can shift from asking a question to acting as a relative pronoun that refers back to a specific place.
Lokacija is a feminine noun. Shouldn't "This is..." be Ova je lokacija?
When you use "this is" or "that is" to introduce or point out what something is, you always use the neuter pronoun ovo (or to / ono), regardless of the noun's gender. You would only use the feminine ova if it were attached directly to the noun, as in Ova lokacija je... (This location is...).
Why does skriveni end in -i? Is it plural?
No, it is actually masculine singular. Skriveni is the definite form of the adjective skriven (hidden). We use the definite form (which adds an -i) because we are talking about a specific, identified entrance. Also, because ulaz (entrance) is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form (used here as the direct object) looks exactly like its dictionary form.
Could we use the imperfective verb nalazili instead of našli here?