No. 12 in Croatian

nije

"Is not" or "isn't."

In a sentence

Ovo nije moja knjiga.
This is not my book.
The word 'nije' is used here as part of negation in the predicate, denying that the object spoken about belongs to the speaker.
Nije važno sada.
It is not important now.
In this sentence, 'nije' negates the attribute of importance attributed to the subject.
To nije ono što sam tražio.
That is not what I was looking for.
Here, 'nije' disputes the identity of the subject in relation to the context of the object being sought.

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