Očigledno je kartica u novčaniku.

to be

Breakdown of Očigledno je kartica u novčaniku.

• u: in
• novčanik: wallet
• kartica: card

Questions & Answers about Očigledno je kartica u novčaniku.

Why is očigledno in the neuter form when kartica is feminine?

Because očigledno is not directly describing kartica here.

In this sentence, očigledno means something like obviously or it is obvious. Serbian often uses the neuter singular in this kind of impersonal construction:

• Očigledno je... = It is obvious...
• Moguće je... = It is possible...
• Važno je... = It is important...

So it does not agree with kartica.

If it did agree with kartica, you would get očigledna kartica, which would mean an obvious card. That is a different idea.

What is je here?

Je is the 3rd person singular present of biti = to be.

So in this sentence it is the equivalent of is.

A very literal breakdown is:

• Očigledno je = It is obvious / Obviously
• kartica = the card / a card
• u novčaniku = in the wallet

Why does je come right after očigledno?