Questions & Answers about Na pijaci kupujem sveže voće.
Why is it na pijaci and not u pijaci?
In Serbian, na is often used for places that are thought of as open public spaces, surfaces, or venues, and pijaca (market) is one of those nouns that commonly takes na.
So Serbian says:
- na pijaci = at the market
This is something you mostly learn as a fixed usage. English says at the market, and Serbian uses na here, not u.
What case is pijaci in?
Pijaci is in the locative singular.
The preposition na can take different cases depending on meaning:
- na + accusative = movement toward something
- na + locative = location, being at/on/in a place
Here the sentence describes where the action happens, so Serbian uses locative:
- na pijaci = at the market
Base noun:
- pijaca = market
Locative singular:
- pijaci
Why does pijaca change to pijaci?
Because Serbian nouns change form depending on their grammatical role.
Pijaca is the dictionary form, but after when it means location, it must go into the :