Vino je skupo.

The wine is expensive.

Breakdown of Vino je skupo.

• biti: to be
• skup: expensive
• vino: wine

Questions & Answers about Vino je skupo.

Why is it skupo and not skup or skupa?

Because vino is a neuter singular noun, and the adjective has to agree with it.

• masculine: skup
• feminine: skupa
• neuter: skupo

So:

• Sir je skup. = The cheese is expensive.
• Kava je skupa. = The coffee is expensive.
• Vino je skupo. = The wine / Wine is expensive.

What does je mean here?

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of biti = to be.

So je means is.

In Vino je skupo, the structure is:

• vino = wine
• je = is
• skupo = expensive

So it works just like Wine is expensive.

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