Fioka je prazna.

The drawer is empty.

Breakdown of Fioka je prazna.

• biti: to be
• prazan: empty
• fioka: a drawer

Questions & Answers about Fioka je prazna.

Why is prazna ending in -a?

Because prazna has to agree with fioka in gender, number, and case.

• fioka is a feminine singular noun
• the sentence uses the nominative form
• so the adjective also appears in the feminine singular nominative form: prazna

Compare:

• prazan = masculine
• prazna = feminine
• prazno = neuter

So if the noun changes, the adjective changes too.

What does je mean here?

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

So:

• fioka = drawer
• je = is
• prazna = empty

Together: Fioka je prazna. = The drawer is empty.

Can Serbian leave out je the way some other Slavic languages do?

In normal standard Serbian, no—you usually keep je in a sentence like this.

So:

• Fioka je prazna. = correct standard Serbian

Leaving out je would sound incomplete in standard usage.