Lesson 87. Locative: About whom? About what? Where?
Locative (Lokativ) — a case of location without movement and conversation topics. Answers the questions “about whom? about what? where?”.
Where it is used
- Position:
u školi, na stolu, u Beogradu. - Topic:
govorim o bratu, knjiga o moru. - Per, at (time):
po danu, po noći.
Ja sam u školi. (Ја сам у школи.)
— I am in school.
Knjiga je na stolu. (Књига је на столу.)
— The book is on the table.
Govorim o bratu. (Говорим о брату.)
— I am talking about my brother.
Main prepositions
- u — in (where).
- na — on (where).
- o — about, about (topic).
- po — by, per (surface, time).
- pri — at, near.
Po gradu. (По граду.)
— Through the city.
Pri sebi. (При себи.)
— With oneself.
Lesson vocabulary
- po по
- by, per
- pri при
- at, near
- o о
- about