No. 18 in Serbian
није
"Није" means "is not" in English.
In a sentence
Ово није моја књига.
This is not my book.
The word 'није' is used as the negation of the verb 'is,' indicating that the book does not belong to me.
Марко није дошао на састанак.
Marko did not come to the meeting.
In this sentence, 'није' negates the verb 'доћи' (to come), forming a past negative statement.
Песма није била дуга.
The song was not long.
Here, 'није' negates the verb 'била,' which is the past form of 'to be' for 'она' (it), used to negate the adjective 'дуга' (long).
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