Ovaj film je smešan.

Ovaj is the masculine singular nominative form of this.

In Ovaj film je smešan, the noun film is:

• masculine
• singular
• in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence

So the demonstrative has to match it:

• ovaj film = this film

Other forms exist because Serbian changes words for gender, number, and case.

For example:

• ovaj film = this film
• ova knjiga = this book
• ovo dete = this child

In Serbian, film is a masculine noun. One clue is that many masculine nouns in the dictionary form end in a consonant, and film does.

Because it is masculine, adjectives and demonstratives that describe it also take masculine forms:

• ovaj film
• film je smešan

So both ovaj and smešan agree with film.

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

So:

• film je smešan = the film is funny

This is the normal present-tense copula in Serbian.

You may also see the full form jeste, but je is much more common in ordinary sentences like this.

Smešan means funny or amusing, and here it is in the form that agrees with film:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

Compare:

• Ovaj film je smešan. = This film is funny.
• Ova knjiga je smešna. = This book is funny.
• Ovo je smešno. = This is funny.

The adjective changes its ending to match the noun.

It can mean funny, but depending on context it can also mean:

• ridiculous
• absurd
• laughable

So Ovaj film je smešan usually means This film is funny, but in some contexts it might mean the film is silly in a ridiculous way.

Context and tone matter.

Serbian has no articles like English a/an or the.

So film can mean:

• film
• a film
• the film

The exact meaning depends on context.

Here, ovaj film already means this film, so no article is needed.

The basic word order here is very natural:

• Ovaj film je smešan.

But Serbian word order is more flexible than English, and other orders can appear for emphasis.

For example:

• Smešan je ovaj film. = This film is funny. / Funny, this film is.
• Ovaj je film smešan. = possible, but marked and less neutral

The most neutral version for learners is:

• Ovaj film je smešan.

Yes, but it usually adds emphasis.

• Ovaj film je smešan. = neutral statement
• Ovaj film jeste smešan. = This film really is funny / This film is indeed funny

So jeste is not wrong, but it is more emphatic than the short form je.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

• smeh-shahn

More roughly by parts:

• sme- sounds like smeh
• -šan has š, which sounds like English sh

So:

• smešan ≈ SMEH-shan

Also:

• š = sh
• j in Serbian usually sounds like English y, so ovaj is roughly oh-vaiy

This is a very common question.

• smešan = funny, something that makes you laugh
• zabavan = entertaining, fun, enjoyable more generally

So:

• Ovaj film je smešan. = This film is funny.
• Ovaj film je zabavan. = This film is entertaining.

A movie can be zabavan without being especially smešan.

You make it negative by changing je to nije:

• Ovaj film nije smešan. = This film is not funny.

That is the normal way to negate this kind of sentence.

You can say:

• Da li je ovaj film smešan?

This is a very standard yes/no question pattern in Serbian.

You may also hear:

• Je li ovaj film smešan?

Both are used, but Da li je... is often easiest for learners to use consistently.

Yes.

• Film je smešan. = The film is funny. / A film is funny. / Film is funny, depending on context
• Ovaj film je smešan. = This film is funny

Adding ovaj makes the sentence more specific. It points to a particular film.

In this kind of sentence, yes: the adjective comes after the verb to be because it is the predicate adjective.

Pattern:

• noun + je + adjective
• Film je smešan.

But when the adjective directly modifies the noun, it usually comes before the noun:

• smešan film = a funny film

So compare:

• Ovaj film je smešan. = This film is funny.
• Ovo je smešan film. = This is a funny film.

It is in the nominative, because it agrees with the subject film in a sentence with to be.

So:

• film = nominative singular masculine
• smešan = nominative singular masculine

Serbian predicate adjectives normally match the subject in gender, number, and case in this kind of sentence.