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Questions & Answers about Granica je važna.
Why is it važna and not važan?
Because granica is a feminine singular noun, and adjectives in Serbian must agree with the noun in gender, number, and usually case.
- važan = masculine singular
- važna = feminine singular
- važno = neuter singular
So:
- važan čovek = an important man
- važna granica = an important border/boundary
- važno pitanje = an important question
In Granica je važna, both granica and važna are feminine singular.
What does je mean here?
Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of biti (to be).
So:
- ja sam = I am
- ti si = you are
- on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is
In this sentence:
- Granica = the border / boundary
- je = is
- važna = important
So je is simply the word is.
What case is granica in here?