Questions & Answers about Komoda je u sobi.
What does komoda mean exactly? Is it the same as dresser?
Komoda usually means a chest of drawers, dresser, or cabinet-like piece of furniture used for storage. The exact English word depends on context, but dresser is often a good translation.
Why is it je here?
Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb biti (to be) in the present tense.
So:
- ja sam = I am
- ti si = you are
- on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is
Since komoda is a singular noun, Serbian uses je:
Komoda je... = The dresser is...
Why is it u sobi and not u soba?
Because the preposition u can require different cases depending on meaning.
Here it means in a location, so it takes the locative case.
- dictionary form: soba = room
- locative singular: sobi = in the room
So:
- u sobi = in the room
If you said u soba, that would be incorrect here.