Questions & Answers about Prema ovoj mapi, apoteka je pored muzeja.
What does prema mean here?
Here prema means according to.
So Prema ovoj mapi = According to this map.
A useful thing to know is that prema can have other meanings in other contexts, especially toward / in the direction of. For example, with movement it can mean something like toward. In this sentence, though, the meaning is clearly according to.
Why is it ovoj mapi and not ova mapa?
Because prema requires the locative case.
The basic form is:
- ova mapa = this map
But after prema, both words change to locative:
- ovoj mapi = according to this map
So:
- ova → ovoj
- mapa → mapi
This is a very common pattern in Serbian: the preposition controls the case of the noun phrase after it.
What case is ovoj mapi?
It is the locative singular.
More exactly:
- ovoj = locative singular feminine of ovaj / ova / ovo
- mapi = locative singular of mapa
Since mapa is a feminine noun, the demonstrative has to match it in gender, number, and case.
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