Polisa osiguranja je važna.

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Breakdown of Polisa osiguranja je važna.

• važan: important
• polisa osiguranja: an insurance policy

Questions & Answers about Polisa osiguranja je važna.

Why is osiguranja in that form?

Because osiguranja is in the genitive singular of osiguranje (insurance).

In Serbian, a very common way to express X of Y is:

• noun + genitive noun

So:

• polisa osiguranja = literally policy of insurance
• natural English: insurance policy

This is one of the first big differences from English, where we often put the modifying noun before the main noun.

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Why does važna end in -a?

Because važna agrees with polisa, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Serbian, adjectives must match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• polisa = feminine singular, nominative
• so the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative: važna

Compare:

• važan = masculine
• važna = feminine
• važno = neuter

So Polisa ... je važna is correct because polisa is feminine.

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Why is je used here?