Telo je zdravo.

to be

Breakdown of Telo je zdravo.

• zdrav: healthy
• telo: the body

Questions & Answers about Telo je zdravo.

Why is the adjective zdravo and not zdrav or zdrava?

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.

What is je doing in the sentence?

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

Why is there no word for the or a?