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U kofer ne stavljam mnogo odeće, jer ostajem samo dva dana.
Meaning
I am not putting many clothes in the suitcase, because I am staying only two days.
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Breakdown of U kofer ne stavljam mnogo odeće, jer ostajem samo dva dana.
u
in
ne
not
jer
because
odeća
clothes
Questions & Answers about U kofer ne stavljam mnogo odeće, jer ostajem samo dva dana.
Why is it u kofer and not u koferu?
Because u can mean either in or into, and the case tells you which meaning is intended:
- u + accusative = movement into something
- u + locative = location in something
Here the verb stavljam means I put / I am putting, which involves movement, so u kofer is correct: into the suitcase.
Compare:
- Stavljam odeću u kofer. = I’m putting clothes into the suitcase.
- Odeća je u koferu. = The clothes are in the suitcase.
Why is ne written separately in ne stavljam?
In Serbian, the negative particle ne is normally written separately from verbs:
- ne stavljam = I am not putting / I don’t put
- ne idem = I’m not going
- ne znam = I don’t know
There are a few common exceptions where the negative form is written together, such as:
- nemam
- nisam
- neću
But with stavljam, the standard spelling is definitely ne stavljam.
Why is the verb stavljam and not stavim?