This is the 18th most frequent Serbian word.
није
"Није" means "is not" in English.
The word 'није' is used as the negation of the verb 'is,' indicating that the book does not belong to me.
Ово није моја књига.
This is not my book.
In this sentence, 'није' negates the verb 'доћи' (to come), forming a past negative statement.
Марко није дошао на састанак.
Marko did not come to the meeting.
Here, 'није' negates the verb 'била,' which is the past form of 'to be' for 'она' (it), used to negate the adjective 'дуга' (long).