Questions & Answers about Na spratu je mali hodnik.
What does na spratu mean here?
Na spratu means on the floor / upstairs / on the upper floor, depending on context.
- sprat = a floor/storey of a building, usually an upper one
- na = on
- after na when talking about location, Serbian uses the locative case
So na spratu is literally on the floor/storey.
A useful note: sprat usually refers to a storey of a building, not the physical floor surface. For the surface you walk on, Serbian normally uses pod.
Why is it spratu and not sprat?
Because na takes the locative case when it means location.
The base noun is sprat, but in the locative singular it becomes spratu:
- nominative: sprat
- locative: na spratu
So:
- Na spratu = on the floor / upstairs
This is a very common pattern in Serbian:
- u gradu = in the city
- na stolu = on the table
- na spratu = on the floor/upstairs
Why is there je in the sentence?
Je is the 3rd person singular present form of ().