Konačno je veterinar ovde.

Finally, the veterinarian is here.

Breakdown of Konačno je veterinar ovde.

• biti: to be
• ovde: here
• veterinar: veterinarian
• konačno: finally

Questions & Answers about Konačno je veterinar ovde.

Why is je in the second position instead of after veterinar?

Because je is a clitic in Serbian. Clitics are short unstressed words that usually go in second position in the sentence or clause.

So in:

Konačno je veterinar ovde.

the first element is Konačno, and the clitic je comes right after it.

This is very normal in Serbian. Compare:

• Veterinar je ovde. = The vet is here.
• Konačno je veterinar ovde. = Finally, the vet is here.

In English, is usually stays next to the subject, but Serbian word order works differently.

What exactly is je here?

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

Here it means is:

• veterinar = the veterinarian / vet
• je = is
• ovde = here

So the core sentence is:

Veterinar je ovde. = The veterinarian is here.

Why is there no word for the in veterinar?

Serbian has no articles, so there is no separate word for a/an/the.

That means veterinar can mean: