Prevoz je loš.

Prevoz means transport, transportation, or public transport, depending on context.

In this sentence, Prevoz je loš. would usually be understood as something like:

• The transport is bad.
• Transportation is bad.
• Public transport is bad.

Very often, people use prevoz to talk about the transport system in general, especially buses, trams, trains, etc.

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

So the sentence breaks down like this:

• Prevoz = transport
• je = is
• loš = bad

So literally: Transport is bad.

Because loš has to agree with prevoz in gender and number.

Prevoz is:

• masculine
• singular

So the adjective must also be masculine singular:

• masculine: loš
• feminine: loša
• neuter: loše

Examples:

• Prevoz je loš. = The transport is bad.
• Situacija je loša. = The situation is bad.
• Vreme je loše. = The weather is bad.

Serbian does not have articles like a/an/the.

So Prevoz je loš. can mean:

• Transport is bad
• The transport is bad
• Public transport is bad

You understand the exact meaning from context, not from an article.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• Prevoz ≈ PREH-vohz
• je ≈ yeh
• loš ≈ losh

A few notes:

• j in Serbian is pronounced like English y in yes
• š is pronounced like sh in shoe

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

PREH-vohz yeh losh

It is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence.

This is the basic dictionary form:

• prevoz = transport

In a simple X is Y sentence, the subject is usually in the nominative:

• Prevoz je loš.

Yes, Serbian word order is more flexible than English, but Prevoz je loš. is the most neutral and natural order.

You may also hear:

• Loš je prevoz.

This can sound more emphatic, like:

• The transport is bad.
• It’s the transport that’s bad.

So yes, the order can change, but the standard learner-friendly version is Prevoz je loš.

Not always. Prevoz can mean transport/transportation in a broader sense too.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

• public transport
• transportation in general
• transport service
• even freight/transport arrangements in some contexts

But in everyday speech, many learners will most often meet it in the sense of public transport.

You can say:

• Prevoz je veoma loš. = The transport is very bad.
• Prevoz je jako loš. = The transport is very bad.
• Prevoz nije loš. = The transport is not bad.

Notice that negation is made with nije (is not), not by adding a separate word after je.

A natural question would be:

• Da li je prevoz loš? = Is the transport bad?

You may also hear:

• Je li prevoz loš?

Both are used, but Da li je... is very common and clear for learners.

It is neutral and works in both everyday and fairly formal contexts.

• In conversation: Prevoz je loš.
• In a complaint or report: Prevoz je loš.

It is a plain, standard sentence, so it is very useful to learn.