Nemoj da počneš vežbu bez zagrevanja.

do not

Breakdown of Nemoj da počneš vežbu bez zagrevanja.

• bez: without
• početi: to start
• vežba: an exercise

Questions & Answers about Nemoj da počneš vežbu bez zagrevanja.

Why does the sentence start with Nemoj?

Nemoj is used to make a negative command to one person you address as ti.

So:

• Nemoj da počneš... = Don’t start...

It comes from the verb moći / hteti? No—in this pattern, it functions as a fixed imperative-style form meaning don’t.

Related forms:

• Nemoj = don’t you (singular, informal)
• Nemojte = don’t you (plural or polite)

So if you were speaking politely or to several people, you would say:

• Nemojte da počnete vežbu bez zagrevanja.

Why is there da after Nemoj?

In Serbian, a very common way to form negative commands is:

• Nemoj / Nemojte + da + present tense

So:

• Nemoj da počneš = Don’t start

This is one of the most natural and standard patterns in everyday Serbian.

English uses don’t + verb, but Serbian often uses nemoj da + verb.

Why is it počneš and not početi?

Because after da, Serbian usually uses a present-tense form, not the infinitive.

So instead of something like: