Questions & Answers about U ovoj rečenici veznik je izostavljen.
Why is it u ovoj rečenici and not u ova rečenica?
Because after u meaning in, Croatian normally uses the locative case when it expresses location, not movement.
So:
- ova rečenica = this sentence (nominative, dictionary/basic form)
- u ovoj rečenici = in this sentence (locative)
Both words change because the adjective/demonstrative ovaj/ova/ovo must agree with the noun rečenica in gender, number, and case.
What case is ovoj rečenici?
It is the locative singular.
Why?
- u
- location = usually locative
- rečenica is feminine singular
- so both words appear in the feminine singular locative:
- ovoj
- rečenici
This is very common in Croatian:
- u kući = in the house
- u školi = in school
- u ovoj rečenici = in this sentence
A useful contrast:
- u školi = in school (location, locative)
- u školu = into the school / to school (movement, accusative)