Questions & Answers about Stan je blizu škole.
Why is škole used instead of škola?
Because blizu normally takes the genitive case in Serbian.
- Dictionary form: škola = school
- Genitive singular: škole
So in Stan je blizu škole, škole is in the genitive because it follows blizu.
A useful pattern to remember is:
blizu + genitive
For example:
- blizu kuće = near the house
- blizu grada = near the city
- blizu škole = near the school
What case is stan in this sentence?
Stan is in the nominative singular.
It is the subject of the sentence, so nominative is exactly what you would expect here.
Structure:
- Stan = subject, nominative
- je = is
- blizu škole = near the school
What does je mean here?
Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb biti = to be.
So:
- ja sam = I am
- ti si = you are
- on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is
In this sentence, je means is.
So the core pattern is:
Stan je ... = The apartment is ...