je li

Je Li Questions

Level 3

Helper + li opens a yes-or-no question.

How It Works

PersonQuestion opener
jajesam li
tijesi li
on, onaje li
mijesmo li
vijeste li
onijesu li

With the perfect, the participle comes after the opener: Jesi li jeo burek? The helper and li stay together at the front.

Da li is also very common in Bosnian: Da li je Amir kod kuće? Both are standard. Many learners start with da li at Level 1 and add je li now.

You will also hear Je li tako? (Is that so?) as a short check.

In speech, je li is often shortened to jel, as in Jel tačno? Write the full form at first.

Examples (5)

  1. Je li Emina kod kuće?

    Is Emina at home?

    Je li opens the question.

  2. Jesi li jeo burek?

    Did you eat burek?

    Jesi li comes before the participle.

  3. Jesu li djeca u školi?

    Are the children at school?

    Jesu li is the plural opener.

  4. Jesmo li stigli?

    Have we arrived?

    Jesmo li goes with mi.

  5. Je li kafa gotova?

    Is the coffee ready?

    Je li works with feminine nouns too.

How It Connects

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Je li opens a yes-no question.

Words in This Pattern

bitilije