Lesson 87 · Part 5

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

  1. Position: u školi, na stolu, u Beogradu.
  2. Topic: govorim o bratu, knjiga o moru.
  3. 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