Moja sestra često kupuje sapun i peškire u prodavnici.

My sister often buys soap and towels at the store.

Breakdown of Moja sestra često kupuje sapun i peškire u prodavnici.

• u: in
• i: and
• prodavnica: store
• moj: my

Questions & Answers about Moja sestra često kupuje sapun i peškire u prodavnici.

Why is it moja sestra and not moj sestra?

Because moja has to agree with sestra in gender, number, and case.

• sestra = feminine singular
• so the possessive adjective moj changes to moja

Compare:

• moj brat = my brother
• moja sestra = my sister
• moje dete = my child

In this sentence, moja sestra is the subject, so it is in the nominative case.

Why is there no word for the or a in Serbian?

Serbian normally does not use articles like English a/an and the.

So:

• sestra can mean a sister, the sister, or just sister, depending on context
• sapun can mean soap, a bar of soap, or the soap, depending on context

Serbian speakers understand definiteness from context, word order, and the situation, not from articles.

What does često do in the sentence?

Često is an adverb meaning often. It tells you how frequently the action happens.

So:

• = buys / is buying