Opomena je nova.

The payment reminder is new.

Breakdown of Opomena je nova.

• biti: to be
• nov: new
• opomena: a payment reminder

Questions & Answers about Opomena je nova.

What does je mean here?

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

So:

• opomena = warning / reprimand
• je = is
• nova = new

That makes Opomena je nova. literally The warning is new.

Why is it nova and not nov?

Because nova has to agree with opomena in gender, number, and case.

• opomena is feminine singular
• so the adjective must also be feminine singular
• the feminine singular form of nov is nova

Compare:

• nov = masculine singular
• nova = feminine singular
• novo = neuter singular

So nova is used because opomena is feminine.

How do I know that opomena is feminine?

In Serbian, many nouns ending in -a in the dictionary form are feminine.

So opomena is a feminine noun.

That is why it takes:

• nova, not nov
• and other feminine forms in the rest of the sentence as needed

This is grammatical gender, not biological sex.

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