Naš stan je velik, ali kuhinja je mala.

to be

Breakdown of Naš stan je velik, ali kuhinja je mala.

• ali: but
• mali: small
• stan: apartment

Questions & Answers about Naš stan je velik, ali kuhinja je mala.

What does each word in Naš stan je velik, ali kuhinja je mala. do?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• Naš = our
• stan = apartment / flat
• je = is
• velik = big
• ali = but
• kuhinja = kitchen
• je = is
• mala = small

So the structure is very straightforward: our apartment is big, but the kitchen is small.

How do I know that stan is masculine and kuhinja is feminine?

You often have to learn noun gender together with the noun.

• kuhinja ends in -a, which is very often a sign of a feminine noun in Serbian.
• stan does not end in -a, and it is masculine.

This matters because words that describe the noun, such as possessives and adjectives, must agree with that gender.

Why is it naš stan and not naša stan or naše stan?