Bicikl je ukraden.

to be

Breakdown of Bicikl je ukraden.

• bicikl: bicycle
• ukraden: stolen

Questions & Answers about Bicikl je ukraden.

Why is there no word for the or a before bicikl?

Croatian does not have articles, so there is no direct equivalent of the or a/an in normal sentences.

So bicikl can mean:

• a bicycle
• the bicycle

Which one is meant depends on context.

In Bicikl je ukraden, the context usually makes it clear whether you mean the bicycle or just a bicycle.

What case is bicikl here?

Bicikl is in the nominative singular.

That is because it is the subject of the sentence:

• Bicikl = the thing being talked about
• je ukraden = is/was stolen

The basic dictionary form is also bicikl, so in this sentence the nominative looks the same as the citation form.

What does je mean here?