Questions & Answers about Bomba je skrivena u vozilu.
What does each word in Bomba je skrivena u vozilu do in the sentence?
- Bomba = bomb. It is the subject.
- je = is. This is the 3rd person singular present form of biti (to be).
- skrivena = hidden. It describes the bomb.
- u = in.
- vozilu = vehicle in the locative singular form, used after u when talking about location.
So grammatically, the sentence is built like:
subject + is + hidden + in vehicle
Why is there je here?
Je is the present tense of to be, like is in English.
Croatian often forms this kind of passive/result-state sentence with:
- biti (to be)
- a passive participle/adjectival form
So:
- Bomba je skrivena = The bomb is hidden
Without je, the sentence would usually sound incomplete in standard usage here.
Why is it skrivena and not skriven?