Breakdown of Komoda za koju smo pričvrstili dasku stoji pored zida.
biti
to be
za
for
koji
that (relative pronoun)
pored
beside
Questions & Answers about Komoda za koju smo pričvrstili dasku stoji pored zida.
What does komoda mean here?
Komoda usually means dresser, chest of drawers, or sometimes a cabinet-like piece of furniture, depending on context. It is a feminine noun in Serbian.
What is the function of za koju smo pričvrstili dasku in the sentence?
It is a relative clause describing komoda. In English, it works like the dresser that we attached the board to or the dresser to which we attached the board. It tells you which dresser is meant.
Why is it za koju and not just koju?
Because the verb pattern is pričvrstiti nešto za nešto = to attach something to something. The preposition za is part of that construction, so it must stay when the second thing is replaced by a relative pronoun.
So:
- pričvrstili smo dasku za komodu = we attached the board to the dresser
- komoda za koju smo pričvrstili dasku = the dresser to which we attached the board
Without za, the sentence would be ungrammatical here.
Why is it koju and not koja?
Because the relative pronoun must match the noun komoda in and , but its depends on its role inside the relative clause.