Ovaj projekat nije lak, ali pokušaću da ga završim večeras.

to be

Breakdown of Ovaj projekat nije lak, ali pokušaću da ga završim večeras.

• ne: not
• ali: but
• ovaj: this

Questions & Answers about Ovaj projekat nije lak, ali pokušaću da ga završim večeras.

Why is it ovaj projekat and not ova projekat or ovo projekat?

Because ovaj must agree with projekat in gender, number, and case.

• projekat is masculine singular
• the phrase is in the nominative because it is the subject of the sentence

So the correct form is:

• ovaj projekat = this project

Compare:

• ovaj = masculine singular
• ova = feminine singular
• ovo = neuter singular

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Why is the noun projekat in that form?

Here projekat is the subject of the sentence, so it appears in the nominative singular.

The sentence is basically:

• Ovaj projekat nije lak = This project is not easy

If the noun had a different role in the sentence, its form could change because Serbian uses cases. For example, later in the sentence, the project is referred to by ga, which is the accusative object pronoun.

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Why is it nije instead of ne je?