Word
Oni su u kući.
Meaning
They are in the house.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Oni su u kući.
What part of speech is oni in the sentence Oni su u kući, and what does it indicate?
oni is the third-person plural subject pronoun ("they"). In Croatian it refers to a group of males or a mixed-gender group.
What is su, and what tense and person does it represent?
su is the present-tense, third-person plural form of the verb biti ("to be"). Together, oni su literally means “they are.”
Can you omit oni and just say su u kući?
Yes. Croatian is a pro-drop language, so the subject pronoun is optional.
• Grammatically you can say Su u kući, but this word order sounds unusual.
• More common is U kući su or simply U kući if context is clear.
Why is there no article like the before kući in Croatian?
Croatian has no definite or indefinite articles. Nouns stand alone, and context (or adjectives) tells you if you mean “a house” or “the house.”
What case is kući, and why does it end in -i?
kući is the locative singular of kuća. After the preposition u (when indicating location, not motion), you use the locative case. The ending marks that case.