Hrvatski jezik je težak.

to be

Breakdown of Hrvatski jezik je težak.

• hrvatski: Croatian
• težak: hard
• jezik: language

Questions & Answers about Hrvatski jezik je težak.

What does each word in Hrvatski jezik je težak correspond to in English?

Word by word:

• Hrvatski – Croatian (adjective: Croatian)
• jezik – language
• je – is (3rd person singular of biti = to be)
• težak – difficult / hard (literally also heavy)

So the structure is literally: Croatian language is difficult.

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Croatian has no articles (no the, a, an).

Context tells you whether something is definite or indefinite.
Hrvatski jezik je težak can mean:

• The Croatian language is difficult.
• Croatian (as a language) is difficult.

You do not add anything in Croatian to mark the; you simply say Hrvatski jezik.

Why is it težak and not something like težko or teška?

Težak is an adjective and must agree with the noun jezik in:

• Gender – jezik is masculine