Breakdown of Ušao sam u zabačeno selo gdje nema struje.
gdje
where
selo
village
u
in, into
nema
there is no
struja
electricity
ući
to enter
zabačen
remote
Questions & Answers about Ušao sam u zabačeno selo gdje nema struje.
How does gdje work in this sentence?
The word gdje usually asks the question where. But here it acts as a connector linking the location to its description. For physical spaces, using gdje is much more common and natural than saying u kojem (in which).
Why do we use the accusative case for u zabačeno selo instead of the locative?
The verb ušao implies motion towards a destination. When the preposition u shows movement or direction into something, it must be followed by the accusative case. If you were already located inside the village, you would use the locative case.
Why is the word for electricity written as struje instead of struja?
The word nema means there is no, and it always forces the noun that follows it into the genitive case. Because struja is a feminine noun, its genitive form takes the -e ending, becoming struje.
What is the base form of zabačeno and why does it end in -o here?
The base form is zabačen, which is an adjective meaning remote or isolated. Because selo is a neuter noun in the accusative case, the adjective takes the matching neuter accusative ending -o.
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