Breakdown of Polovno vozilo je ispred kuće.
biti
to be
kuća
house
ispred
in front of
polovan
second-hand or used
Questions & Answers about Polovno vozilo je ispred kuće.
Why does polovno end in -o?
Because polovno is an adjective agreeing with vozilo, and vozilo is a neuter singular noun.
In Serbian, adjectives change their endings to match the noun’s:
- gender
- number
- case
Here:
- vozilo = neuter
- singular
- nominative case
So the adjective also takes the neuter singular nominative form: polovno.
Compare:
- polovan auto = a used car
- polovna kuća = a used house
- polovno vozilo = a used vehicle
What kind of word is vozilo?
Vozilo is a neuter noun meaning vehicle.
It comes from the verb voziti, meaning to drive / to carry / to transport. In everyday Serbian, vozilo is a fairly general word. It can refer to a car, truck, or other vehicle, depending on context.
A learner should also notice that many neuter nouns in Serbian end in -o or -e, and vozilo is one of them.
Why is je placed after vozilo instead of later in the sentence?
Je is the short form of to be in the 3rd person singular: .