kod kuće / kući

At Home and Home

Level 2

Three short phrases cover home: kod kuće, kući and od kuće.

How It Works

QuestionPhraseExample
Where are you?kod kućeJa sam kod kuće.
Where to?kućiIdem kući.
From where?od kućeDolazim od kuće.

Kuća means house. Kod kuće is the genitive after kod (at the place of). Kući is a fixed word and you cannot swap it for another noun.

For other places, the pattern is different. You use idem u školu (going to school) and u školi sam (I am at school).

Doma also means at home, as in Ja sam doma. It is common in speech, and kod kuće is a safe choice for learners.

Examples (4)

  1. Ja sam kod kuće.

    I am at home.

    Kod kuće tells where you are.

  2. Idem kući.

    I am going home.

    Kući goes with a verb of movement.

  3. Od kuće do škole idem pješice.

    I walk from home to school.

    Od kuće means from home.

  4. Danas ostajem kod kuće.

    I am staying at home today.

    Ostajem is about staying in a place.

Common Mistakes

  • Using kod kuće with a verb of going.

    Idem kod kuće.
    Idem kući.

    For movement toward home, use kući.

  • Using kući for being at home.

    Ja sam kući.
    Ja sam kod kuće.

    Being at home is kod kuće.

How It Connects

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kod kuće / kućiLevel 2At Home and Home

Learn This First

Kod kuće and kući differ in place and direction.

Words in This Pattern

kućakućikodod