Kućište ima štampanu ploču; štaviše, ima opasnu materiju.

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Breakdown of Kućište ima štampanu ploču; štaviše, ima opasnu materiju.

• kućište: a casing; housing
• štampana ploča: a printed circuit board
• opasna materija: a hazardous substance

Questions & Answers about Kućište ima štampanu ploču; štaviše, ima opasnu materiju.

What case are štampanu ploču and opasnu materiju, and why?

They are both in the accusative singular.

Why? Because they are the direct objects of ima (has). In Serbian, the verb imati normally takes a direct object in the accusative:

• Kućište ima štampanu ploču.
• Kućište ima opasnu materiju.

So the sentence structure is basically:

• subject: kućište
• verb: ima
• direct object: štampanu ploču / opasnu materiju

Why do the adjective endings change to štampanu and opasnu?

Because adjectives in Serbian must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• ploča is feminine singular
• materija is feminine singular

Since both nouns are in the accusative singular, the adjectives also take the feminine accusative singular ending:

• štampana ploča → štampanu ploču
• opasna materija → opasnu materiju

So both the adjective and the noun change together.

What exactly does kućište mean, and what gender is it?