Vjetar je danas jak.

to be

Breakdown of Vjetar je danas jak.

• danas: today
• vjetar: wind
• jak: heavy

Questions & Answers about Vjetar je danas jak.

Why is there no word for the before vjetar?

Croatian has no articles like a/an or the.
The noun vjetar on its own can mean wind, the wind, or a wind, depending on context.
So Vjetar je danas jak can be understood as The wind is strong today or simply Wind is strong today.

What does je mean here?

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

The main present-tense forms of biti are:

• (ja) sam – I am
• (ti) si – you are (singular, informal)
• (on/ona/ono) je – he/she/it is
• (mi) smo – we are
• (vi) ste – you are (plural / formal)
• (oni/one/ona) su – they are

So Vjetar je danas jak = The wind is strong today (Wind is today strong literally).

Can I leave out je, like in some other languages that drop to be?

No. In standard Croatian you normally must include the verb biti in the present tense.

• ✅ Vjetar je danas jak. – correct
• ❌ Vjetar danas jak. – sounds wrong / ungrammatical in standard Croatian