On je blizanac.

He is a twin.

Breakdown of On je blizanac.

• biti: to be
• on: he
• blizanac: twin

Questions & Answers about On je blizanac.

What does each word in On je blizanac. mean?

• On = he
• je = is
• blizanac = twin (masculine singular)

So the sentence literally matches English quite closely: He is a twin.

Why is je used here?

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

So:

• ja sam = I am
• ti si = you are
• on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is

In On je blizanac., je links the subject on with the noun blizanac, just like is in English.

Can you leave out je in Croatian?