Questions & Answers about Recept je u mojoj torbi.
Why is it u mojoj torbi and not u moja torba?
Because after u meaning in for a static location, Serbian uses the locative case.
- torba = bag
- torbi = in/on/about the bag, depending on context
The possessive word has to match the noun in case, gender, and number, so:
- moja torba = my bag
- u mojoj torbi = in my bag
So both words change:
- moja → mojoj
- torba → torbi
What case is torbi?
Torbi is locative singular.
The noun torba is feminine singular, and its locative singular form is torbi.
In this sentence, u means location, so it requires the locative:
- u torbi = in the bag
A very useful contrast is:
- u torbi = in the bag → location
- u torbu = into the bag → movement/direction
So:
- Recept je u mojoj torbi = The recipe/prescription is in my bag
- Stavljam recept u moju torbu = I am putting the recipe/prescription into my bag