Restoran je blizu kancelarije.

to be

Breakdown of Restoran je blizu kancelarije.

• blizu: near
• restoran: restaurant
• kancelarija: office

Questions & Answers about Restoran je blizu kancelarije.

Why is there je in the sentence?

Je means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of the verb biti (to be).

So the structure is:

• Restoran = restaurant
• je = is
• blizu kancelarije = near the office

Literally: The restaurant is near the office.

What does blizu mean, and what kind of word is it?

Blizu means near or close to.

In Serbian, it behaves like a word that is followed by a noun in the genitive case. That is why you get:

• blizu kancelarije = near the office

You will often see blizu used in this pattern:

• blizu škole = near the school
• blizu kuće = near the house
• blizu grada = near the city

Why is it kancelarije and not kancelarija?

Because blizu requires the genitive case.

The basic form is:

• kancelarija = office

But after blizu, it changes to:

• kancelarije = of the office / near the office