Moj muž je danas zauzet.

to be

Breakdown of Moj muž je danas zauzet.

• moj: my
• danas: today
• zauzet: busy

Questions & Answers about Moj muž je danas zauzet.

What does each word in Moj muž je danas zauzet do in the sentence?

A word-by-word breakdown:

• Moj = my
• muž = husband
• je = is
• danas = today
• zauzet = busy

So the structure is very close to English:

• Moj muž = my husband
• je zauzet = is busy
• danas = today

Literally: My husband is today busy, but the natural English meaning is My husband is busy today.

Why is it moj muž and not just moja or some other form of my?

In Serbian, words like my behave like adjectives and must agree with the noun they describe.

Since muž is:

• masculine
• singular
• in the nominative case

the correct form is moj.

Compare:

• moj muž = my husband
• moja žena = my wife
• moje dete = my child

So moj is used because muž is a masculine singular noun.