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Questions & Answers about Otac nije doma.
I thought the word for house or home was kuća. Why do we use doma here?
Kuća is a noun meaning house or building. Doma is a location word (an adverb) that specifically means 'at home'. When talking about where someone is, you will use doma.
Where is the word for 'not' in this sentence?
It is built right into the verb! In Croatian, the word for 'is' (je) merges with the word for 'not' (ne) to form a single negative word: nije (is not).
How would I ask the question that this sentence is answering?
To ask where someone is, you combine the question word Gdje (Where) with the verb je (is). So you would ask: Gdje je otac? (Where is the father?).
Why is there no word for 'the' before otac?
Croatian does not have articles like 'the', 'a', or 'an'. Depending on the context, otac can translate to father, a father, or the father.