Problem je nestao.

to be

Breakdown of Problem je nestao.

• problem: problem
• nestati: to disappear

Questions & Answers about Problem je nestao.

What does je mean in this sentence?

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

In Serbian, the usual past tense is built with:

• a form of biti
• plus a past participle

So:

• problem = the subject
• je = is/has as an auxiliary here
• nestao = disappeared / gone

Even though je literally comes from to be, in this sentence it is not translated as a separate is. It is just part of the Serbian past tense.

So Problem je nestao is structurally something like:

• The problem has disappeared or
• The problem disappeared

depending on context.

Why is it nestao, and not nestala or nestalo?