Njen brat danas kupuje poklon za nju.

brother

Breakdown of Njen brat danas kupuje poklon za nju.

• danas: today
• kupovati: to buy
• za: for

Questions & Answers about Njen brat danas kupuje poklon za nju.

What does each word in Njen brat danas kupuje poklon za nju mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• njen = her
• brat = brother
• danas = today
• kupuje = is buying / buys
• poklon = gift
• za = for
• nju = her

So the whole sentence means something like Her brother is buying a gift for her today.

Why is it njen brat and not just brat?

Njen is the possessive pronoun meaning her. It shows that the brother belongs to or is related to her:

• brat = brother
• njen brat = her brother

Serbian often uses possessive words like moj (my), tvoj (your), njegov (his), njen (her) in the same way English uses my, your, his, her.

Why is it njen, not some other form like njena or njeno?