Javnobilježnički akt je valjan.

to be

Breakdown of Javnobilježnički akt je valjan.

• javnobilježnički akt: a notarial act
• valjan: valid

Questions & Answers about Javnobilježnički akt je valjan.

Why is javnobilježnički written as one word?

Because Croatian often forms a single adjective from a noun phrase.

Here, the base expression is javni bilježnik = notary public.
From that, Croatian makes the adjective javnobilježnički, meaning notarial or related to a notary public.

So:

• javni bilježnik = a notary public
• javnobilježnički akt = a notarial act/document

This is very normal in Croatian, especially in formal and legal language.

What does akt mean here? Is it the same as English act?

Not exactly.

In this sentence, akt means something like:

• document
• deed
• legal instrument
• formal act

It does not mean an action or performance in the everyday English sense of act.

So in legal Croatian, akt often refers to an official written document.

Why is there no word for the in the sentence?