Breakdown of Ove patike su lepe, ali ne znam da li je ova veličina dobra.
biti
to be
dobar
good
ne
not
ali
but
Questions & Answers about Ove patike su lepe, ali ne znam da li je ova veličina dobra.
Why does the sentence use ove with patike, but ova with veličina?
Because Serbian demonstratives like this/these must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
- patike is feminine plural, so you use ove = these
- veličina is feminine singular, so you use ova = this
So:
- ove patike = these sneakers
- ova veličina = this size
Why is patike plural?
Patike means sneakers / trainers and is plural here because we normally talk about shoes as a pair.
The singular is patika, meaning one sneaker/shoe.
So:
- patika = one sneaker
- patike = sneakers / a pair of sneakers
That is very natural in Serbian.
Why is it lepe, not lepi or lepa?
Because adjectives in Serbian must agree with the noun they describe.
Here, patike is: