Telo je zdravo.

Because telo is a neuter singular noun, and adjectives in Serbian must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

• zdrav = masculine singular
• zdrava = feminine singular
• zdravo = neuter singular

So:

• zdrav čovek = a healthy man
• zdrava žena = a healthy woman
• zdravo telo = a healthy body

In Telo je zdravo, both telo and zdravo are neuter singular.

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb biti = to be.

So:

• ja sam = I am
• ti si = you are
• on / ona / ono je = he / she / it is

In this sentence, je links the subject and the adjective:

• Telo = the body
• je = is
• zdravo = healthy

So the structure is simply:

subject + is + adjective

Serbian does not have articles like English a/an and the.

So telo can mean:

• a body
• the body
• sometimes just body in a general sense

The exact meaning depends on context. In a simple sentence like Telo je zdravo, English often translates it as The body is healthy or A body is healthy, but Serbian does not mark that difference with an article.

Yes, telo is a neuter noun.

A very common pattern in Serbian is that nouns ending in -o or -e are often neuter, although you should still learn each noun individually.

Because telo is neuter, anything agreeing with it will also be neuter singular in this sentence:

• to telo = that body
• moje telo = my body
• zdravo telo = a healthy body

Yes, Serbian word order is more flexible than English word order.

Telo je zdravo is the most neutral and natural order for a basic statement.

Other orders are possible, but they change the emphasis:

• Zdravo je telo can sound marked or poetic, or put focus on healthy
• Je telo zdravo? is not the normal way to ask a question in standard Serbian; usually you would say Da li je telo zdravo?

So for a plain statement, Telo je zdravo is the best default.

Normally, no. In standard Serbian, the present-tense form of to be is usually required in sentences like this.

So:

• Telo je zdravo = correct
• Telo zdravo = not a normal full standard sentence

You may sometimes see the verb omitted in special styles such as headlines, notes, or very informal speech, but learners should use je here.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

TEH-lo yeh ZDRAH-vo

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• j in Serbian sounds like English y
  • so je sounds roughly like yeh
• r is rolled or tapped
• zdr at the start of zdravo can feel difficult for English speakers, but Serbian allows that consonant cluster

The stress is roughly:

• TE-lo
• ZDRA-vo

Yes, here zdravo is an adjective meaning healthy.

But Zdravo! can also be a greeting meaning Hi! / Hello!

The difference is clear from context:

• Zdravo! = Hello!
• Telo je zdravo. = The body is healthy.

So the same form can have different uses, but in this sentence it is definitely the adjective.

It is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.

The basic dictionary form is also telo.

In a sentence with to be plus an adjective, the subject stays in the nominative:

• Telo je zdravo.
• Dete je malo.
• More je hladno.

All of these subjects are neuter singular nominative.

Yes, grammatically it is completely natural.

That said, whether it sounds natural in real life depends on context. Serbian speakers would usually say something like this when talking about health, medicine, exercise, or anatomy.

For example, more context-rich sentences might be:

• Telo je zdravo, ali umorno. = The body is healthy, but tired.
• Njeno telo je zdravo. = Her body is healthy.
• Telo mora da bude zdravo. = The body must be healthy.

So Telo je zdravo is a good simple model sentence for learning the grammar.