Ova kancelarija je manja nego restoran.

This office is smaller than the restaurant.

Breakdown of Ova kancelarija je manja nego restoran.

• biti: to be
• restoran: restaurant
• kancelarija: office
• ovaj: this

Questions & Answers about Ova kancelarija je manja nego restoran.

Why is it ova kancelarija and not ovaj kancelarija or ovo kancelarija?

Because kancelarija is a feminine singular noun, and the demonstrative ovaj / ova / ovo must agree with the noun.

• ovaj = masculine
• ova = feminine
• ovo = neuter

So:

• ova kancelarija = this office
• ovaj restoran = this restaurant
• ovo mesto = this place

What case is kancelarija in here?

It is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.

Basic structure:

• Ova kancelarija = subject
• je = is
• manja nego restoran = predicate with a comparison

So kancelarija is simply the thing being described.

Why is it manja and not manji?