Riba smrdi u kuhinji.

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Breakdown of Riba smrdi u kuhinji.

• kuhinja: kitchen
• riba: fish
• smrdjeti: to stink

Questions & Answers about Riba smrdi u kuhinji.

Does riba mean a fish, the fish, or just fish?

Croatian has no articles, so riba can mean a fish, the fish, or simply fish, depending on context.

In this sentence, Riba smrdi u kuhinji, English might translate it as either:

• The fish stinks in the kitchen
• A fish stinks in the kitchen

Context tells you which one is meant.

Is riba singular or plural, and what case is it in?

Riba here is:

• singular
• nominative case

It is the subject of the sentence, so nominative is the expected case.

The plural would be ribe:

• Ribe smrde u kuhinji. = The fish stink in the kitchen / The fishes stink in the kitchen

Is riba a feminine noun? Does that matter?