Je li sve u redu?

to be

Breakdown of Je li sve u redu?

• sve: everything
• u redu: fine

Questions & Answers about Je li sve u redu?

What does je li do in this sentence?

Je li is a standard way to form a yes/no question in Croatian.

In this sentence, je is the 3rd person singular form of biti (to be), and li is a question particle. Together, they make the sentence sound like a normal neutral question:

• Sve je u redu. = a statement
• Je li sve u redu? = a yes/no question

So if you already know the meaning, the important grammar point is that je li is not a separate “meaning word” so much as a question-forming structure.

Why is it je li and not one single word?

In standard Croatian, it is written as two words: je li.

Learners often see forms like:

• je li — standard
• je l' — very common informal spelling
• jel — very common in speech and casual writing, but not the standard formal spelling

So if you are writing carefully, use je li.

Is Je li sve u redu? the normal way to ask this, or is there another common version?