On se seli u drugi stan.

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Breakdown of On se seli u drugi stan.

• u: to
• stan: apartment
• drugi: another

Questions & Answers about On se seli u drugi stan.

Why do we need se in On se seli u drugi stan?

Se makes the verb seli reflexive.

• seliti (nekoga/nešto) = to move someone/something (e.g. Selim stol. – I’m moving the table.)
• seliti se = to move (house), to change where you live.

Without se, On seli u drugi stan would sound like “He is moving (someone/something) to another apartment,” not “He is moving (himself).”

What is the infinitive form of seli se, and what is the difference between seliti and seliti se?

The infinitive is seliti se.

• seliti on its own is transitive: “to move something/someone” (you need an object).
• seliti se is reflexive: “to move (house), to move oneself to a new place to live.”

So On se seli literally means “He moves himself,” i.e. he is changing his place of residence.

What tense and aspect is se seli, and what time does it refer to?