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Kino nije na trgu.

Kino nije na trgu.
The cinema is not on the square.
From Lesson 30:The locative case (-u)·Croatian

Questions & Answers about Kino nije na trgu.

Why does the word for square, trg, end in -u here?
In this sentence, trg (square) is in the locative case because it comes after the preposition na (on) to show a location. For masculine nouns like trg, the locative case is formed by adding -u, making it trgu.
Why do we use na (on) instead of u (in) for the square?
In Croatian, you generally use na for open public spaces like a square (trg), a street (ulica), or a market (tržnica). Because it is an open surface, it takes na.
Is kino also in the locative case since we are talking about a location?
No, kino (cinema) is the subject of the sentence (the thing that is not there), so it stays in its basic dictionary form, the nominative case. It naturally ends in -o because it is a neuter noun. Only the actual location (na trgu) takes the locative case.
Why is the negative word nije instead of ne je?
The verb for 'to be' has special negative forms that you might remember from earlier lessons. Instead of putting the basic word ne (no/not) in front of the 'is' form (je), they combine into the single word nije (is not).

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