Vozilo je novo.

The vehicle is new.

Breakdown of Vozilo je novo.

• biti: to be
• nov: new
• vozilo: a vehicle

Questions & Answers about Vozilo je novo.

What does each word do in Vozilo je novo?

• vozilo = vehicle
• je = is
• novo = new

Grammatically:

• vozilo is the subject
• je is the verb (present tense of biti, to be)
• novo is a predicate adjective, describing the subject

So the structure is basically Vehicle is new.

Why is it novo and not nov or nova?

Because vozilo is a neuter noun in Croatian.

Croatian adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

The adjective nov changes like this in the singular nominative:

• nov = masculine
• nova = feminine
• novo = neuter

Since vozilo is neuter singular, the correct form is novo.

How do I know that vozilo is neuter?