Ovaj stan je premalen za našu obitelj.

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Breakdown of Ovaj stan je premalen za našu obitelj.

• stan: apartment
• obitelj: family
• za: for

Questions & Answers about Ovaj stan je premalen za našu obitelj.

Why does the sentence start with ovaj?

Ovaj means this. It is a demonstrative adjective, so it points to a specific noun, just like English this apartment.

In ovaj stan, ovaj agrees with stan in:

• gender
• number
• case

So here it means this apartment / this flat.

Why is it ovaj stan, not ova stan or ovo stan?

Because stan is a masculine singular noun in the nominative case.

The forms of this change by gender:

• ovaj = masculine
• ova = feminine
• ovo = neuter

Since stan is masculine, you need ovaj:

• ovaj stan = this apartment

For comparison:

• ova kuća = this house
• ovo selo = this village

What exactly does stan mean?