zar ne

Level 3

Zar ne works like English isn't it or right, and it asks for agreement.

How It Works

A tag question checks what you think is true. English changes the tag to fit the sentence (isn't it, don't you), but Bosnian can use the same two words every time: zar ne.

Examples:

  • Lijepo je ovdje, zar ne? It is nice here, isn't it?
  • Ti radiš u Zenici, zar ne? You work in Zenica, don't you?

You will also hear je l' da or je li tako in conversation, and a rising voice on its own can make a question. Zar at the start of a sentence shows surprise: Zar već ideš? (You are leaving already?). Do not mix the two uses. At the end, zar ne asks for a yes; at the start, zar shows that you are surprised.

Examples (4)

  1. Dobro je, zar ne?

    It is good, isn't it?

    Zar ne after a statement.

  2. Ti si iz Mostara, zar ne?

    You are from Mostar, aren't you?

    The tag does not change with the verb.

  3. Sutra ne radiš, zar ne?

    You are not working tomorrow, are you?

    Works after a negative too.

  4. Zar već ideš?

    Are you leaving already?

    Zar at the start shows surprise.

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Zar ne asks for agreement.

Words in This Pattern

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