Položaj je važan.

to be

Breakdown of Položaj je važan.

• važan: important
• položaj: a position; placement

Questions & Answers about Položaj je važan.

What does je mean here?

Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti, meaning to be.

So in this sentence:

• položaj = the subject
• je = is
• važan = important

It functions exactly like English is in Position is important.

Why is važan written that way, and not važna or važno?

Because važan has to agree with položaj.

In Croatian, adjectives agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Položaj is masculine singular nominative, so the adjective must also be masculine singular nominative:

• masculine: važan
• feminine: važna
• neuter: važno

So Položaj je važan is grammatically matched.

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