jel
јелPARTICLE
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colloq. (at the start of a question) introduces a yes/no questionJel si gladan? — Are you hungry?Jel ideš sutra na posao? — Are you going to work tomorrow?
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colloq. (at the end of a sentence) right?; isn't it?Ti si iz Novog Sada, jel? — You're from Novi Sad, right?Lepo je ovde, jel da? — It's nice here, isn't it?
Jel is a colloquial, nonstandard spelling of the contraction je l' (from je li), common in chats and text messages. Standard Serbian phrases such questions differently: Jesi li gladan? / Da li si gladan?; Ideš li sutra na posao? / Da li ideš sutra na posao?
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Updated 6 October 2026