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 .