Očito je bicikl ukraden.

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Breakdown of Očito je bicikl ukraden.

• bicikl: bicycle
• ukraden: stolen
• očito: evidently; obviously

Questions & Answers about Očito je bicikl ukraden.

What does očito mean here?

Očito means obviously, evidently, or clearly.

In this sentence, the most natural English equivalent is:

• Obviously, the bicycle has been stolen.

The word comes from očit meaning obvious / evident. In real usage, očito often behaves like an adverb that comments on the whole sentence.

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Why is je placed right after očito?

Because je is a clitic in Croatian.

Clitics are short, unstressed words that usually go in the second position of the clause, not necessarily where English is/has would go.

So:

• Očito je bicikl ukraden.

is normal because očito comes first, and je goes right after it.

You could also say:

• Bicikl je očito ukraden.

That is also correct, but the emphasis is a little different.

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Why is there no word for the before bicikl?