Ovaj trg je veći nego park u mojoj ulici.

to be

Breakdown of Ovaj trg je veći nego park u mojoj ulici.

• moj: my
• park: park
• ulica: street

Questions & Answers about Ovaj trg je veći nego park u mojoj ulici.

What does ovaj mean here, and why is it ovaj?

Ovaj means this.

It is ovaj because it agrees with trg, which is a masculine singular noun in the nominative case.

A few matching forms are:

• ovaj trg = this square
• ova ulica = this street
• ovo mesto = this place

So ovaj is the masculine singular form of this.

What does trg mean exactly?

Trg usually means a square or town square / public square.

It does not usually mean store or shop. English speakers sometimes connect it with trade or market, but in Serbian trg is normally an open public square in a town or city.

So:

• ovaj trg = this square

Why is there a je in the sentence?

Je is the 3rd person singular form of biti (to be), meaning is.

So the structure is:

• Ovaj trg =