Questions & Answers about Duh je u staroj kući.
What does each word in Duh je u staroj kući mean?
- Duh = ghost or spirit
- je = is
- u = in
- staroj = old
- kući = house
A very literal breakdown is: Ghost is in old house.
Why is it u staroj kući and not u stara kuća?
Because after the preposition u meaning in for a location, Serbian uses the locative case.
So:
- basic form: stara kuća = old house
- locative form: u staroj kući = in the old house
Both the adjective and the noun change:
- stara → staroj
- kuća → kući
This happens because adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
What case is kući?
Kući is the locative singular form of kuća.
In this sentence:
- kuća is feminine singular
- after with the meaning of location, it becomes