Questions & Answers about Greben je na ruti.
Why is there no word for the or a in Greben je na ruti?
Serbian does not have articles like English the and a/an.
So greben can mean:
- a ridge / a reef
- the ridge / the reef
Which one is meant depends on context.
In this sentence, English often uses the when translating it, but Serbian simply says greben.
What does je mean here?
Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb biti (to be).
So:
- ja sam = I am
- ti si = you are
- on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is
In Greben je na ruti, je means is.
What case is greben in?
Greben is in the nominative singular.
That is the basic dictionary form of the noun, and it is used here because greben is the subject of the sentence.
So structurally:
- Greben = subject
- je = verb
- na ruti = location phrase