Questions & Answers about Daska je pored zida.
Why is daska in this form?
Daska is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence: the thing that is somewhere.
The basic dictionary form is also daska. It is a feminine noun.
So here:
- daska = subject
- nominative singular
- feminine
What does je mean here?
Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of biti (to be).
So:
- ja sam = I am
- ti si = you are
- on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is
In this sentence, je means is:
- Daska je pored zida.
- The board is next to the wall.
Why is it zida and not zid?
Because pored requires the genitive case.
The basic form is:
- zid = wall
After pored, it changes to:
- zida = of the wall / next to the wall
So:
- = next to the wall