Questions & Answers about Moj otac radi u kancelariji.
What does each word in Moj otac radi u kancelariji do grammatically?
- moj = my
- otac = father
- radi = works / is working
- u = in / at
- kancelariji = office
Grammatically:
- moj otac is the subject: my father
- radi is the verb
- u kancelariji is a prepositional phrase showing location: in the office / at the office
So the structure is basically:
[subject] + [verb] + [location]
Why is it moj and not moja or moje?
Because moj has to agree with otac.
In Serbian, possessive words like moj change for:
- gender
- number
- case
otac is:
- masculine
- singular
- nominative here
So the correct form is moj.
Compare:
- moj otac = my father
- moja majka = my mother
- moje dete = my child
Why is it otac here?