Provala je prijavljena osiguravaču.

to be

Breakdown of Provala je prijavljena osiguravaču.

• prijaviti: to report
• osiguravač: an insurer
• provala: a break-in

Questions & Answers about Provala je prijavljena osiguravaču.

Why is it provala, not provalu?

Because provala is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the nominative case.

In Provala je prijavljena osiguravaču, the structure is basically:

• provala = the burglary / break-in
• je prijavljena = was reported
• osiguravaču = to the insurer

Even though English often puts the thing affected after the verb, Serbian here uses a passive construction, so provala becomes the grammatical subject.

Compare:

• Prijavili su provalu. = They reported the burglary.
  
  • Here provalu is in the accusative because it is the direct object.
• Provala je prijavljena. = The burglary was reported.
  
  • Here provala is nominative because it is now the subject.

What exactly is je prijavljena grammatically?

Je prijavljena is a passive form.

It is made of:

• je = the 3rd person singular present of biti (to be)
• prijavljena = the passive past participle of prijaviti

So literally it works like is reported, but in natural English it is usually translated as was reported, depending on context.

The participle prijavljena agrees with , which is: