Budućnost je važna.

The future is important.

Breakdown of Budućnost je važna.

• biti: to be
• važan: important
• budućnost: the future

Questions & Answers about Budućnost je važna.

What does each word in Budućnost je važna mean literally?

• Budućnost = future
• je = is
• važna = important

So the sentence is literally Future is important, which in natural English is The future is important.

Why is there no word for the in Serbian?

Serbian does not have articles like a or the. Whether something is definite or indefinite is usually understood from context.

So Budućnost je važna can mean:

• The future is important
• or, in a more general sense, Future is important

In most contexts, English would naturally translate it as The future is important.

Why do we use je here?

Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb biti (to be), so it means is.

Here:

• Budućnost = singular noun
• therefore the verb is singular: je

Compare:

• Ja sam = I am
• Ti si = you are
• On/ona/ono je =