Breakdown of U drugoj rečenici subjekt nije izrečen, ali se predikat lako prepoznaje.
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Questions & Answers about U drugoj rečenici subjekt nije izrečen, ali se predikat lako prepoznaje.
Does drugoj mean second or other here?
Here it means second.
The word drugi / druga / drugo can mean either second or other/another, so context matters. In U drugoj rečenici, the natural reading is In the second sentence.
So:
- druga rečenica = the second sentence
- druga knjiga can mean the second book or another book, depending on context
Why is it u drugoj rečenici and not u drugu rečenicu?
Because u can take different cases depending on meaning.
Here, u drugoj rečenici uses the locative, because it means in the second sentence as a location or context.
- u + locative = in, within
- u + accusative = into, to with movement
So:
- u drugoj rečenici = in the second sentence
- u drugu rečenicu = into the second sentence
Also notice the forms:
- druga → drugoj
- rečenica → rečenici
Both change because they are in the feminine singular locative.