Questions & Answers about Naš auto je ispred kuće.
Why is it naš auto and not naša auto or naše auto?
Because naš has to agree with auto in gender, number, and case.
Here, auto is treated as masculine singular in Serbian, so the correct form is naš.
- naš = masculine singular
- naša = feminine singular
- naše = neuter singular or plural in some contexts
Even though auto ends in -o, which may look neuter to an English-speaking learner, it is commonly treated as masculine because it is a shortened form of automobil, which is masculine.
So:
- naš auto = our car
- compare: naša kuća = our house
What is the job of je in this sentence?
Je means is. It is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be).
So the structure is:
- Naš auto = our car
- je = is
- ispred kuće = in front of the house
Unlike in some Slavic languages where the present-tense to be can be omitted, in normal Serbian this je is usually required in a sentence like this.
Why is it kuće and not kuća?