Breakdown of U školi nam je obično lakše kad je na ploči sve jasno napisano i kad u dnevniku nema novih napomena.
biti
to be
imati
to have
ne
not
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in
Questions & Answers about U školi nam je obično lakše kad je na ploči sve jasno napisano i kad u dnevniku nema novih napomena.
Why is it u školi, but na ploči and u dnevniku?
This is about prepositions and case.
- u školi = in / at school
- na ploči = on the board
- u dnevniku = in the register / class book
After u and na, when you are talking about a location rather than movement, Croatian uses the locative case:
- škola → u školi
- ploča → na ploči
- dnevnik → u dnevniku
If there were movement toward a place, you would usually get the accusative instead, for example u školu = to school / into the school.
Also, u školi often means at school in a general sense, not only physically inside the building.
What does nam mean here?