Opće znanje je važno.

to be

Breakdown of Opće znanje je važno.

• važan: important
• opće znanje: general knowledge

Questions & Answers about Opće znanje je važno.

Why is it opće znanje and not opći znanje?

Because znanje is a neuter singular noun, and the adjective has to agree with it in gender, number, and case.

• opći = masculine singular
• opća = feminine singular
• opće = neuter singular

So:

• opći čovjek = a general man/person
• opća tema = a general topic
• opće znanje = general knowledge

In this sentence, both opće and važno are neuter singular because they refer to znanje.

What case is znanje in here?

It is in the nominative singular.

This sentence is a simple statement of the type X is Y, so the subject is in the nominative:

• Opće znanje = the subject
• je = is
• važno = the predicate adjective

So znanje appears in its basic dictionary form here.

Why is there je in the sentence?