Questions & Answers about Mačka je mala.
Mačka means cat. It is a feminine noun in Serbian.
You can tell it is feminine because it follows the common feminine noun pattern ending in -a. That matters because adjectives and some verb forms have to agree with it.
Because mala has to agree with mačka.
In Serbian, adjectives change form to match the noun’s:
- gender
- number
- case
Since mačka is:
- feminine
- singular
- here in the nominative case
the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative: mala.
Compare:
- mali pas = the/small dog (masculine)
- mala mačka = the/a small cat (feminine)
- malo dete = the/a small child (neuter)
Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb biti (to be).
So:
- ja sam = I am
- ti si = you are