Um je važan.

to be

Breakdown of Um je važan.

• važan: important
• um: the mind

Questions & Answers about Um je važan.

What part of speech is um in this sentence?

Um is a noun. It means mind, intellect, or reason, depending on context.

In Um je važan, it is the subject of the sentence.

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Why is there je in the middle?

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

So:

• um = mind
• je = is
• važan = important

That gives: Mind is important.

In Serbian, you usually need this verb in a normal full sentence like this.

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Why is it važan and not važna or važno?

Because važan must agree with um in gender, number, and case.

Um is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective also has to be:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

That gives važan.