Ova kuća je veća nego moj stan.

to be

Breakdown of Ova kuća je veća nego moj stan.

• kuća: house
• moj: my
• stan: apartment

Questions & Answers about Ova kuća je veća nego moj stan.

Why are ova and veća ending in -a?

Because they agree with kuća, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Serbian, adjectives and demonstratives usually match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

So:

• ova kuća = this house
• veća = bigger/larger in the feminine singular form

If the noun were masculine, you would get:

• ovaj stan je veći = this apartment is bigger

If it were neuter:

• ovo selo je veće = this village is bigger

How is veća formed? Is it the comparative of velika?

Yes. Veća is the comparative form of the adjective velik / velika / veliko = big.

The comparative is:

• masculine: veći
• feminine: veća
• neuter: veće

So:

• velika kuća = a big house
• veća kuća = a bigger house

This comparative is somewhat irregular from an English learner’s point of view, because the base adjective is velik, but the comparative becomes veći, not something fully predictable like velikiji.

What does nego mean here?