Bomba je opasna.

to be

Breakdown of Bomba je opasna.

• opasan: dangerous
• bomba: a bomb

Questions & Answers about Bomba je opasna.

Why is je in the sentence?

Je is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be).
So the structure is:

• bomba = subject
• je = is
• opasna = predicate adjective

Croatian usually uses je in sentences like this, just as English uses is in The bomb is dangerous.

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Why does opasna end in -a?

Because it has to agree with bomba.

In Croatian, adjectives change their form to match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, bomba is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:

• masculine: opasan
• feminine: opasna
• neuter: opasno

That is why you get Bomba je opasna, not Bomba je opasan or Bomba je opasno.

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Is bomba feminine?