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Je li ovdje kava jeftina?

Je li ovdje kava jeftina?
Is the coffee cheap here?
From Lesson 11:Yes/no questions (je li)·Croatian

Questions & Answers about Je li ovdje kava jeftina?

Does the 'Je' in 'Je li' mean 'is'?
Yes! Je is the verb meaning 'is', and li is a special little word used to ask questions. When you put them together at the start of a sentence, Je li is the standard way to ask a 'yes/no' question like 'Is it...?'
Why is ovdje (here) placed right after Je li?
Croatian word order is very flexible. Putting ovdje early puts a little focus on the location. You could also say Je li kava ovdje jeftina? or even Je li kava jeftina ovdje? and they would all be perfectly correct.
Why does the word for cheap end in '-a' (jeftina)?
Because it is describing the coffee (kava). In Croatian, kava is a feminine noun because it ends in '-a'. Adjectives have to match the gender of the noun they describe, so the base word jeftin adds an '-a' to become jeftina.
How would I answer this question naturally?
To answer 'yes', you can simply reply with the verb used in the question: Je (It is). To answer 'no', use the negative form of that verb: Nije (It isn't). You can also just say Da (Yes) or Ne (No).

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