Vozačka dozvola je važeća.

It literally means driver’s permit/license.

• vozačka comes from vozač = driver
• dozvola = permit, authorization, license

In everyday Serbian, vozačka dozvola is the normal way to say driver’s license. Very often, people also shorten it to just vozačka, especially in speech.

Because it agrees with dozvola, which is a feminine noun.

In Serbian, adjectives must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

So:

• dozvola = feminine singular
• therefore vozačka must also be feminine singular

That is why you get vozačka dozvola, not a masculine or neuter form.

In vozačka dozvola, vozačka functions as an adjective.

It describes the type of permit:

• dozvola = permit
• vozačka dozvola = driving permit / driver’s license

However, in everyday speech, vozačka is also often used by itself as a shortened noun-like form:

• Gde ti je vozačka? = Where is your driver’s license?

So in the full phrase it is adjective-like, but in real usage it can stand alone.

Je means is. It is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb biti = to be.

So:

• Vozačka dozvola = the driver’s license
• je = is
• važeća = valid

Together: The driver’s license is valid.

Unlike in Russian, for example, Serbian normally does use the verb to be in the present tense in this kind of sentence.

Normally, no.

In standard Serbian, you say:

• Vozačka dozvola je važeća.

Leaving out je would sound incomplete or nonstandard in ordinary modern Serbian.

Serbian does allow some omission in headlines, notes, or very informal contexts, but for a learner, the safe rule is:

• Keep je in normal present-tense sentences like this.

Because it agrees with vozačka dozvola, whose head noun is dozvola, a feminine singular noun.

Važeći means valid in its basic dictionary form, but it changes depending on gender:

• masculine: važeći
• feminine: važeća
• neuter: važeće

Since dozvola is feminine, you need:

• važeća

So both adjectives in the sentence are feminine:

• vozačka
• važeća

The dictionary form is usually given as važeći.

This adjective means valid, in force, or applicable, depending on context.

Examples:

• važeći dokument = a valid document
• važeća karta = a valid ticket
• važeće pravilo = a valid/applicable rule

In your sentence, važeća is simply the feminine singular form.

No. It is very common with documents, tickets, licenses, and rules, but it can be used more broadly for anything that is valid, effective, or currently in force.

For example:

• Pasoš je važeći. = The passport is valid.
• Karta je važeća do petka. = The ticket is valid until Friday.
• Pravila su i dalje važeća. = The rules are still in force.

So it is a useful general adjective, not just a “license word.”

Yes, Serbian word order is fairly flexible.

The most neutral order here is:

• Vozačka dozvola je važeća.

But you could also hear:

• Važeća je vozačka dozvola.
• Vozačka je dozvola važeća. — possible, but less natural in most contexts

Different word orders can change emphasis rather than basic meaning.

For learners, the safest and most natural version is:

• Vozačka dozvola je važeća.

Because Serbian has no articles like a/an/the.

Whether something is understood as a driver’s license or the driver’s license depends on context.

So:

• Vozačka dozvola je važeća.

can mean:

• The driver’s license is valid or
• A driver’s license is valid

In most real contexts, the situation tells you which one is meant.

They are in the nominative singular.

This is because vozačka dozvola is the subject of the sentence, and važeća agrees with it.

Breakdown:

• vozačka — feminine singular nominative
• dozvola — feminine singular nominative
• je — verb
• važeća — feminine singular nominative

So this is a straightforward subject + verb + predicate adjective sentence.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

• VA-zhe-cha

More carefully:

• ž sounds like the s in measure
• ć is a soft sound, somewhat like a very soft ch/t sound, not exactly found in English

So:

• va = like va in lava
• že = like zhe
• ća = approximately cha, but softer

Also, Serbian spelling is very phonetic, so once you know the letters, pronunciation becomes much easier.

Yes, absolutely.

That is very natural, especially if the context already makes it clear you mean a driver’s license.

Compare:

• Vozačka dozvola je važeća. = full, explicit
• Vozačka je važeća. = shorter, everyday

Both are correct. The shorter version is common in conversation.

You would say:

• Vozačka dozvola nije važeća. = The driver’s license is not valid.

Here:

• nije = is not

So the pattern is:

• je = is
• nije = is not

This is one of the most useful variations to learn right away.