Kamen je težak.

The stone is heavy.

Breakdown of Kamen je težak.

• biti: to be
• težak: difficult
• kamen: a stone

Questions & Answers about Kamen je težak.

Why is there no word for the or a in Kamen je težak?

Croatian does not have articles like English the and a/an.

So kamen can mean:

• a stone
• the stone
• sometimes just stone, depending on context

You understand which one is meant from the situation, not from an article.

What does je mean here?

Je means is.

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

So:

• ja sam = I am
• ti si = you are
• on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is

In Kamen je težak, je links the subject kamen with the description težak.

Why is it težak and not some other form like teška or teško?