Questions & Answers about On je dobar tip.
What does each word in On je dobar tip mean?
A word-by-word breakdown is:
- On = he
- je = is (3rd person singular of biti, to be)
- dobar = good
- tip = guy, type, fellow
So the sentence means something like He is a good guy.
Why is je used here?
Je is the present-tense form of biti (to be) for he/she/it.
Examples:
- Ja sam = I am
- Ti si = you are
- On je = he is
- Ona je = she is
So in On je dobar tip, je is the equivalent of English is.
Why is it dobar and not dobra or dobro?