Kućna adresa je u zahtevu.

Kućna adresa literally means home address or residential address.

• kućna = relating to the house/home
• adresa = address

In many contexts, English would simply say address, but Serbian often uses kućna adresa to make it clear that it means someone’s home address, not for example a work address, email address, or business address.

Because the preposition u here means in, showing location, and after u in that meaning, Serbian uses the locative case.

So:

• basic form: zahtev = request / application
• locative singular: zahtevu = in the request/application

That is why the sentence says u zahtevu, not u zahtev.

Zahtevu is in the locative singular.

The pattern is:

• u + locative when talking about being in a place, document, text, situation, etc.

So in this sentence:

• u zahtevu = in the application/request

This is a very common Serbian pattern:

• u školi = in school
• u knjizi = in the book
• u pismu = in the letter
• u zahtevu = in the application/request

Je means is. It is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be).

So:

• Kućna adresa je u zahtevu.
• literally: Home address is in the application.

In natural English, you would usually say The home address is in the application or The home address is on the form, depending on context.

Because Serbian does not have articles like English a and the.

So Serbian often leaves that idea to context.

• Kućna adresa can mean a home address, the home address, or just home address, depending on the situation.
• zahtevu can mean in the application/request depending on context.

English requires an article much more often; Serbian usually does not.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• zahtev = request, demand, application, claim

In administrative or official contexts, zahtev often means application or formal request.

So if this sentence appears on a form or in bureaucratic language, u zahtevu will often be best understood as:

• in the application
• on the application form

Yes. Kućna is an adjective related to kuća (house, home).

• kuća = house
• kućni / kućna / kućno = domestic, home, household

The ending -a is used because adresa is a feminine singular noun, and the adjective has to agree with it.

So:

• kućna adresa = feminine singular adjective + feminine singular noun

If the noun were masculine or neuter, the adjective form would change:

• kućni red = house rules
• kućno vaspitanje = home upbringing / manners learned at home

Yes. Serbian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

• Kućna adresa je u zahtevu.

But you could also say:

• U zahtevu je kućna adresa.

That version puts more focus on where the home address is.

So the basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis can shift depending on word order.

Approximately:

• kućna ≈ KOO-chna

The letter ć is a soft sound, somewhat like a very soft ch. It is not exactly the same as English ch, but KOO-chna is a useful approximation for beginners.

So:

• kućna → KOO-chna
• adresa → ah-DRE-sa
• zahtevu → ZAH-teh-voo

Yes. Serbian uses u very naturally for information contained inside a document, text, form, or application.

So literally it is:

• u zahtevu = in the application/request

In English, depending on the situation, the most natural translation might be:

• in the application
• on the application
• on the form

So the Serbian structure and the most natural English wording do not always match exactly one-to-one.

Yes. That is the most likely interpretation.

Kućna adresa je u zahtevu normally means that the home address is included, contained, or listed in the application/request.

It is a statement about where that information appears, not about motion or direction. That is another reason why u + locative is used here.