Kandidat je odgovoran.

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb biti (to be).
So Kandidat je odgovoran literally means The candidate is responsible.

In Serbian, you normally need this verb in this kind of sentence, just like in English:

• On je umoran. = He is tired.
• Kandidat je odgovoran. = The candidate is responsible.

Because odgovoran is an adjective, and in Serbian adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Here, kandidat is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective also has to be masculine singular nominative:

• odgovoran = masculine singular
• odgovorna = feminine singular
• odgovorno = neuter singular
• odgovorni = masculine plural (or sometimes other forms depending on context)

For example:

• Kandidat je odgovoran. = masculine
• Kandidatkinja je odgovorna. = feminine
• Dete je odgovorno. = neuter

It is in the nominative because it is the subject of the sentence.

In Kandidat je odgovoran, the person being described is the candidate, so kandidat is the subject, and subjects are normally in the nominative.

Also, the adjective odgovoran matches that nominative subject.

Yes, it is very close in meaning. Kandidat means candidate, for example someone applying for a job, running in an election, or being considered for something.

It is a good cognate for English speakers, but remember that Serbian nouns change form by case, so you may also see forms like:

• kandidata
• kandidatu
• kandidatom

Those are still forms of the same noun.

Yes, Serbian word order is more flexible than English, because case endings and agreement carry a lot of grammatical information.

The neutral, straightforward order is:

• Kandidat je odgovoran.

But other orders are possible for emphasis or style, for example:

• Odgovoran je kandidat.
• Kandidat odgovoran je — this sounds unusual in normal speech

The most natural sentence for a basic statement is still Kandidat je odgovoran.

Usually, in standard Serbian, no—not in this kind of present-tense sentence with to be.

So:

• Kandidat je odgovoran. = correct
• Kandidat odgovoran. = generally not standard as a full normal sentence

You may hear omission in headlines, notes, poetry, or very informal fragments, but learners should keep je.

No, it can have more than one related meaning.

It can mean:

1. responsible / reliable

   • On je odgovoran radnik. = He is a responsible worker.

2. responsible for something / accountable

   • On je odgovoran za projekat. = He is responsible for the project.
   • On je odgovoran za grešku. = He is responsible for the mistake.

So the exact nuance depends on context.

You usually use za + accusative.

Examples:

• Kandidat je odgovoran za tim. = The candidate is responsible for the team.
• Kandidat je odgovoran za rezultate. = The candidate is responsible for the results.
• On je odgovoran za grešku. = He is responsible for the mistake.

So a very useful pattern is:

• X je odgovoran za Y.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• od-go-VO-ran

The stress is typically on VO.

Very roughly for an English speaker:

• od as in odd without the final strong English release
• go
• VO
• ran

Also remember that Serbian spelling is quite phonetic, so words are usually pronounced much as they are written.

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

So kandidat can mean:

• a candidate
• the candidate

The exact meaning depends on context.

That means Kandidat je odgovoran could be understood as:

• The candidate is responsible or
• A candidate is responsible

In real context, it is usually clear which one is meant.

Yes. The adjective must agree with the gender of the subject.

For a female subject, you would use odgovorna:

• Kandidatkinja je odgovorna. = The female candidate is responsible.

If you use a pronoun:

• On je odgovoran. = He is responsible.
• Ona je odgovorna. = She is responsible.

So the key change is the adjective ending.

By itself, it most naturally means the candidate is responsible in a general or descriptive sense.

However, depending on context, it could also mean:

• the candidate is accountable
• the candidate is the one responsible

If you specifically want to say someone is to blame, Serbian often makes that clearer with context, for example:

• Kandidat je odgovoran za problem. = The candidate is responsible for the problem.

Without extra context, the sentence is somewhat broad, just like English The candidate is responsible.