No. 1 in Croatian
je
"Je" is the Croatian word for "is."
In a sentence
Ovo je knjiga.
This is a book.
In this sentence, 'je' is used as a copula verb, linking the subject ('Ovo') with its attribute ('knjiga').
On je učitelj.
He is a teacher.
Here, 'je' serves as the third person singular form of the auxiliary verb 'to be' in the present tense.
Je li ovo tvoja torba?
Is this your bag?
In this interrogative sentence, 'je' is used as part of the question structure in Croatian, combined with 'li' to form a yes-or-no question.
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