Learn Hardcore Croatian: U tom frižideru uvijek ima mjesta za vodu i kolače, ali danas nema mjesta za veliki lonac juhe. - In that fridge there is always room for water and cakes, but today there is no room for a big pot of soup.

U tom frižideru uvijek ima mjesta za vodu i kolače, ali danas nema mjesta za veliki lonac juhe.

In that fridge there is always room for water and cakes, but today there is no room for a big pot of soup.

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Why is it u tom frižideru?

Because u means in here, and when u expresses location, it takes the locative case.

So:

frižider = dictionary form
u frižideru = in the fridge

A useful contrast:

u tom frižideru = in that fridge → location, so locative
u taj frižider = into that fridge → movement, so accusative

Why is it tom, not taj?

Taj is the basic dictionary form of the demonstrative meaning that. In Croatian, words like this have to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Since frižideru is:

masculine
singular
locative

taj changes to tom.

So:

taj frižider = that fridge
u tom frižideru = in that fridge

Why is there no word for the or a?