Staza kroz šumu je uska.

to be

Breakdown of Staza kroz šumu je uska.

• kroz: through
• šuma: forest
• uzak: narrow

Questions & Answers about Staza kroz šumu je uska.

Why is it šumu and not šuma after kroz?

Because kroz is a preposition that takes the accusative case.

• šuma = forest in the nominative form
• šumu = forest in the accusative singular

So:

• kroz šumu = through the forest

This is a very common pattern in Croatian: certain prepositions require a specific case, and kroz regularly goes with the accusative.

What case is staza in here?

Staza is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

The sentence is about the path:

• Staza = the path
• je uska = is narrow

So staza is the thing being described, which is why it appears in the nominative.

Why is uska feminine?