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Questions & Answers about Film je divan.
What does je mean here?
Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb biti (to be).
So:
- film = film / movie
- je = is
- divan = wonderful / lovely / splendid
In this sentence, je works just like is in English.
Why is it divan and not divna or divno?
Because Croatian adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.
Here, film is:
- masculine
- singular
- nominative
So the adjective also has to be masculine singular nominative:
- masculine: divan
- feminine: divna
- neuter: divno
Examples:
- Film je divan. = The film is wonderful.
- Knjiga je divna. = The book is wonderful.
- More je divno. = The sea is wonderful.
What case is film in here?