Questions & Answers about Posle leka mi je bolje.
What does posle mean here, and which case does it require?
Posle means after.
In this sentence, posle is a preposition that requires the genitive case, which is why lek becomes leka.
- lek = medicine, remedy
- posle leka = after the medicine / after taking the medicine
This is a very common pattern in Serbian:
- posle ručka = after lunch
- posle škole = after school
- posle posla = after work
Why is it leka and not lek?
Because posle takes the genitive, and lek is a masculine noun whose genitive singular is leka.
So:
- nominative: lek
- genitive: leka
That is why you say:
- Posle leka = after the medicine
not:
- Posle lek ❌
What does mi mean in this sentence?
Mi here means to me.
It is the short, unstressed dative form of ja:
- = I