Glina je mokra.

The clay is wet.

Breakdown of Glina je mokra.

• biti: to be
• mokar: wet
• glina: clay

Questions & Answers about Glina je mokra.

Why is it mokra and not mokar?

Because glina is a feminine singular noun, and Croatian adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.

• mokar = masculine singular
• mokra = feminine singular
• mokro = neuter singular

Since glina is feminine, the adjective must be mokra.

What does je mean here?

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense form of biti, which means to be.

So in this sentence:

• glina = clay
• je = is
• mokra = wet

It works like is in English.

Why is je in the middle of the sentence?

In Croatian, short unstressed words like je are often clitics, and clitics usually appear in the second position in the sentence or clause.

So:

• Glina je mokra. = normal, neutral word order

This is very natural Croatian word order. English learners often expect the verb to behave more like English is, but Croatian clitics follow their own placement rules.