Questions & Answers about Ona živi u kući.
Why is it kući and not kuća?
Because after u meaning in, Serbian normally uses the locative case for location.
- base form: kuća = house
- locative singular: kući = in the house / in a house
So:
- u kući = in the house
- u kuću = into the house
That second one uses the accusative and shows movement toward the inside, not location.
What case is kući?
It is the locative singular of kuća.
In this sentence:
- Ona = she
- živi = lives
- u kući = in a house / in the house
The locative is commonly used after prepositions that describe location, and u is one of the most important ones.
Why is there no word for a or the?
Serbian does not have articles like English a/an and the.
So kuća can mean:
- a house
- the house
- sometimes even home, depending on context
The exact meaning usually comes from the situation, not from a separate article word.