Questions & Answers about Tvoj telefon je na stolu.
What does each word in Tvoj telefon je na stolu mean?
Word by word:
- Tvoj = your
- telefon = phone/telephone
- je = is
- na = on
- stolu = table in the form used after na when talking about location
So the structure is very close to English: Your phone is on the table.
Why is it tvoj and not ti for your?
Because ti means you, while tvoj means your.
Compare:
- ti = you
- tvoj = your
Serbian usually uses a possessive adjective for your, just like English uses your instead of you.
Examples:
- Ti si ovde. = You are here.
- Tvoj telefon je na stolu. = Your phone is on the table.
Why is there no word for the in this sentence?
Serbian has no articles, so it does not use words like the or a/an.
That means: