This is the 261st most frequent Serbian word.
јован
"Јован" is the Serbian form of the male given name "John."
The word 'јован' is used here as a proper noun representing a person's name.
Јован је отишао у школу.
Jovan went to school.
The word 'јован' in this context is declined to 'Јовану' to indicate possession in the dative case.
Књига припада Јовану.
The book belongs to Jovan.
The word 'јован' is used here in its accusative form to represent the subject of the action.