Učionica je velika.

The classroom is large.

Breakdown of Učionica je velika.

• biti: to be
• velik: large
• učionica: a classroom

Questions & Answers about Učionica je velika.

What does učionica mean grammatically, and what gender is it?

Učionica is a noun meaning classroom. It is feminine in Serbian.

You can often recognize many feminine nouns because they end in -a, and učionica follows that pattern. That matters because adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

So in this sentence:

• učionica = feminine singular noun
• velika = feminine singular adjective to match it

Why is it velika and not velik or veliko?

Because Serbian adjectives must agree with the noun they describe.

Since učionica is feminine singular, the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• masculine: velik
• feminine: velika
• neuter: veliko

So:

• Učionica je velika. = The classroom is big.
• Sto je velik. = The table is big. (masculine)
• Selo je veliko. = The village is big. (neuter)

What is je doing in the sentence?

Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb (), so here it means .