Breakdown of Zapjevajmo tu pjesmu zajedno!
zajedno
together
pjesma
song
taj
that (masculine)
zapjevati
to start singing
Questions & Answers about Zapjevajmo tu pjesmu zajedno!
How do we form the let's command in zapjevajmo?
It comes from the verb zapjevati (to sing). To make the let's form (first-person plural imperative) for verbs ending in -ati, we usually drop the -ti and add -jmo. So, zapjeva- becomes zapjevajmo.
Why use zapjevajmo instead of pjevajmo?
Zapjevati is the perfective (completed action) version of pjevati (to sing). While pjevajmo means let's sing in general, zapjevajmo implies let's sing this specific song or let's start singing right now. It is the natural choice when suggesting a single, specific song to sing together.
Why do tu and pjesmu end in -u?
They are in the accusative case because they are the direct object of the verb; they are the thing being sung. The base dictionary word for song is pjesma (a feminine noun), which changes its -a to an -u in the accusative. The word for that (ta) must match it, so it changes to tu.
Wait, doesn't tu usually mean here or there?
Tu can be an adverb of place meaning right there near you. However, in this sentence, it is the accusative feminine form of the pointing word taj (that). Because it is attached directly to the noun pjesmu, it acts as an adjective meaning that.
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