Košulja koja je u ormaru je skupa, a jakna je na polici.

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Breakdown of Košulja koja je u ormaru je skupa, a jakna je na polici.

• u: in
• a: and
• skup: expensive

Questions & Answers about Košulja koja je u ormaru je skupa, a jakna je na polici.

Why is the relative word koja used here, and what does it refer to?

Koja means which or that here, and it refers back to košulja.

So:

• košulja = a feminine singular noun
• koja = the feminine singular form of the relative pronoun koji

In other words, koja je u ormaru means which is in the closet / that is in the closet.

A very useful pattern is:

• muški rod: koji
• ženski rod: koja
• srednji rod: koje

Because košulja is feminine, Serbian uses koja.

Why are there two instances of je in the sentence?

Because there are really two separate clauses, and each one needs its own is:

1. koja je u ormaru = which is in the closet
2. košulja ... je skupa = the shirt ... is expensive

So the sentence structure is:

• Košulja
• koja je u ormaru
• je skupa

This is completely normal in Serbian. English does the same thing:

• The shirt that is in the closet is expensive

You also have one more je later: