Kuća je velika.

to be

Breakdown of Kuća je velika.

• kuća: house
• velik: big

Questions & Answers about Kuća je velika.

Why is kuća written with ć? How is it pronounced?

The letter ć is a separate letter in Serbian, not just a decorated c. It represents a soft ch-like sound.

• kuća is pronounced roughly like KOO-cha, but with a softer ch than in English.
• The stress is usually on the first syllable: KOO-ća.

English speakers often confuse ć and č. In standard Serbian:

• ć = softer sound
• č = harder sound

You do not treat ć as an accent mark you can ignore; it changes the word.

What does je do in this sentence?

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

So in Kuća je velika, je means is.

A very basic breakdown is:

• kuća = house
• je = is
• velika = big

Unlike Russian, for example, Serbian normally uses the present-tense form of to be in sentences like this.

Why is there no word for the or a?

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