Hranim psa i četkam krzno.

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Breakdown of Hranim psa i četkam krzno.

• pas: dog
• krzno: fur
• hraniti: to feed

Questions & Answers about Hranim psa i četkam krzno.

Why is it psa and not pas?

Because pas is the nominative singular form, the basic dictionary form meaning dog.

In this sentence, the dog is the direct object of hranim (I feed), so Serbian uses the accusative case. For the masculine animate noun pas, the accusative singular is psa.

• pas = dog as subject
• psa = dog as direct object

So:

• Pas jede. = The dog is eating.
• Hranim psa. = I am feeding the dog.

Why does krzno stay krzno instead of changing like psa?

Because krzno is a neuter inanimate noun, and in Serbian the nominative and accusative singular are often the same for neuter nouns.

So even though krzno is also a direct object, its form does not change:

• krzno = nominative singular
• krzno = accusative singular

That is why you get:

• četkam krzno = I brush the fur

This is different from pas, which changes because it is masculine animate.