Konobarica donosi žlicu i čaj.

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Breakdown of Konobarica donosi žlicu i čaj.

• čaj: tea
• konobarica: waitress
• donositi: to bring

Questions & Answers about Konobarica donosi žlicu i čaj.

What does the subject word Konobarica tell me? Is it gendered, and what’s the male form?

• Konobarica means “waitress” and is grammatically feminine; the suffix -ica often marks a female profession.
• The male form is konobar (“waiter”).
• Plurals: feminine konobarice, masculine konobari.

Why is it žlicu and not žlica?

• Žlica (“spoon”) is a feminine noun ending in -a. As a direct object, it takes the accusative case.
• Feminine -a nouns change -a to -u in the accusative singular: žlica → žlicu.
• Same pattern: kava → kavu, salata → salatu.

Why does čaj stay čaj here? Why not čaja or čaju?

• Čaj (“tea”) is a masculine inanimate noun. In the singular, the accusative equals the nominative: čaj.
• čaja is genitive (“of tea”), čaju is dative/locative (“to/at the tea”), čajem is instrumental (“with tea”).
• As a direct object, it’s accusative: čaj.

What exactly does the verb donosi mean—“is bringing” or “brings”?