Moja porodica ima mali stan.

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Breakdown of Moja porodica ima mali stan.

• mali: small
• moj: my
• porodica: family

Questions & Answers about Moja porodica ima mali stan.

Why is it moja porodica and not moj porodica?

Because porodica is a feminine singular noun in Serbian.

The possessive pronoun moj changes to match the gender, number, and case of the noun it describes:

• moj = masculine singular
• moja = feminine singular
• moje = neuter singular

So:

• moj stan = my apartment
• moja porodica = my family
• moje dete = my child

Since porodica is feminine, moja is the correct form.

Why is it mali stan and not mala stan?

For the same reason: adjectives in Serbian must agree with the noun they describe.

Stan is a masculine singular noun, so the adjective mali must also be masculine singular.

Compare:

• mali stan = a small apartment/flat
• mala kuća = a small house
• malo selo = a small village

So:

• porodica is feminine → moja
• stan is masculine → mali

Is porodica grammatically singular or plural? In English, family can feel like more than one person.