Learn Croatian: Dobra večer! Restoran je otvoren. - Good evening! The restaurant is open.

The word for evening, večer, is feminine. In Croatian, most feminine nouns end in -a, but večer is an important exception that ends in a consonant. Because it is feminine, the adjective for 'good' must also use its feminine form, dobra.

Where is the word for 'the' in Restoran je otvoren?

Croatian does not have articles like 'the', 'a', or 'an'. Depending on the context, the single word restoran can mean either 'a restaurant' or 'the restaurant'. In this sentence, it translates to 'the restaurant'.

How do I know restoran is a masculine word?

You can usually guess a noun's gender by its last letter. Since restoran ends in a consonant (the letter n), it is masculine. That is also why the adjective describing it, otvoren (open), is in the masculine form.

What would otvoren look like if the place was feminine, like a pharmacy (ljekarna)?

Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. If you were talking about a feminine noun, you would add an -a to the end of the adjective. So, 'The pharmacy is open' would be Ljekarna je otvorena.