Uzrok je nepoznat.

The cause is unknown.

Breakdown of Uzrok je nepoznat.

• biti: to be
• nepoznat: unknown
• uzrok: a cause

Questions & Answers about Uzrok je nepoznat.

Why is there no word for the in Uzrok je nepoznat?

Croatian has no articles like the or a/an.
So uzrok can mean the cause or a cause, depending on context.

In a sentence like this, learners often translate it as the cause is unknown, because that sounds most natural in English.

What case is uzrok, and why?

Uzrok is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

Its basic dictionary form is also uzrok.
Here it is a masculine singular noun.

Why is je used here?

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of biti (to be), meaning is.

So the structure is:

• uzrok = subject
• je = is
• nepoznat = predicate adjective

This is the normal way to make a sentence like X is Y in Croatian.

Why is je in the second position?