Kralj ima veliku kuću.

to have

Breakdown of Kralj ima veliku kuću.

• kuća: house
• velik: big
• kralj: a king

Questions & Answers about Kralj ima veliku kuću.

Why is kuća written as kuću in this sentence?

Because kuću is the accusative singular form of kuća.

In Kralj ima veliku kuću, kuću is the direct object of the verb ima (has), so Serbian uses the accusative case.

• kuća = nominative singular, house
• kuću = accusative singular, house as a direct object

This is very common with feminine nouns ending in -a:

• nominative: žena
• accusative: ženu

So:

• kuća je velika = the house is big
• imam kuću = I have a house

Why is velika changed to veliku?

Because adjectives in Serbian must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

The noun here is kuću, which is:

• feminine
• singular
• accusative

So the adjective must match it:

• nominative feminine singular: velika
• accusative feminine singular: veliku