Questions & Answers about Publikacija je u katalogu.
Why is it publikacija, and what gender is that noun?
Publikacija is a feminine noun in Serbian. It means publication.
You can often recognize feminine nouns because many of them end in -a in the dictionary form, and publikacija follows that pattern.
In this sentence, publikacija is the subject, so it stays in its basic form:
- publikacija = publication
Because it is feminine singular, the verb also agrees with it correctly in the sentence.
Why is je used here?
Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb biti (to be).
So:
- publikacija = the publication
- je = is
- u katalogu = in the catalog
Together:
- Publikacija je u katalogu. = The publication is in the catalog.
Serbian often uses forms of biti just like English uses is / are / am.
Why is it u katalogu and not u katalog?