Word
Taj stari telefon je spor, ali još radi.
Meaning
That old phone is slow, but it still works.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Taj stari telefon je spor, ali još radi.
Why does the sentence start with taj? What does it mean exactly?
Taj means that.
So taj stari telefon = that old phone.
In Serbian, taj is a demonstrative adjective, and it changes form to match the noun’s gender, number, and case. Since telefon is masculine singular nominative, the correct form is taj.
Why is it stari telefon and not some other form of stari?
Stari has to agree with telefon.
- telefon is masculine
- singular
- nominative case here, because it is the subject
So the adjective takes the matching form:
- taj stari telefon = that old phone
If the noun were feminine or neuter, the adjective form would change:
- ta stara knjiga = that old book
- to staro selo = that old village
Why is telefon in this form? Is it nominative?
Yes. Telefon is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.
The whole subject is:
- Taj stari telefon =