Snaga je važna.

Strength is important.

Breakdown of Snaga je važna.

• biti: to be
• važan: important
• snaga: strength

Questions & Answers about Snaga je važna.

What does each word in Snaga je važna correspond to in English?

• snaga = strength (a noun, feminine gender)
• je = is (3rd person singular of the verb biti – to be)
• važna = important (an adjective in feminine singular form)

So the literal structure is: Strength – is – important.

Why is there no word for “the” or “a” in this sentence?

Croatian has no articles (no equivalents of English the, a, or an).
Whether English uses strength, the strength, or a strength is understood from context in Croatian, not from a separate word.

So Snaga je važna can be translated depending on context as:

• Strength is important.
• The strength is important.
• Having strength is important.

The missing article is completely normal in Croatian grammar.

Why does važna end in -a instead of something like važan or važno?

In Croatian, adjectives agree with the noun in:

• gender (masculine, feminine, neuter)
• number (singular/plural)