Questions & Answers about Paradajz je u kesi.
What does each word in Paradajz je u kesi mean?
- paradajz = tomato
- je = is
- u = in
- kesi = bag / the bag, in a case form required after u when it means location
So the sentence literally matches English very closely: Tomato is in bag, but natural English adds an article: The tomato is in the bag or A tomato is in the bag, depending on context.
Why is je used here?
Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb biti (to be).
So:
- ja sam = I am
- ti si = you are
- on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is
Since paradajz is singular, Serbian uses je:
Paradajz je u kesi = The tomato is in the bag.
Why is it u kesi and not u kesa?
Because after u meaning in for a fixed location, Serbian uses the locative case.
The noun kesa (bag) is a feminine noun, and its locative singular form is .