Volim da dižem tegove.

• Volim = I like / I love
• da = a very common linking word, often used where English would use an infinitive like to
• dižem = I lift / am lifting
• tegove = weights

So the whole sentence means I like lifting weights or I like to lift weights.

In Serbian, the verb ending often already shows who the subject is.

• volim means I like
• the ending -m tells you it is I

So ja (I) is usually omitted unless you want emphasis or contrast.

• Volim da dižem tegove. = neutral, natural
• Ja volim da dižem tegove. = I like lifting weights, maybe contrasting with someone else

Serbian very often uses da + present tense where English uses an infinitive.

So:

• Volim da dižem tegove = literally something like I like that I lift weights, but naturally it means I like to lift weights / I like lifting weights

This da + present structure is extremely common in Serbian, especially after verbs like:

• voleti = to like
• želeti = to want
• morati = to have to
• moći = can

Serbian does have infinitives, but in everyday speech da + present is often preferred.

This is about aspect, which is very important in Serbian verbs.

• dizati / dizati or more commonly the present dižem belongs to the imperfective side: repeated, ongoing, habitual action
• dići / dignem is perfective: one completed action

In a sentence about a hobby or general activity, Serbian usually uses the imperfective:

• Volim da dižem tegove. = I like lifting weights in general

If you said Volim da dignem tegove, it would sound more like liking a single completed lift, which is not the usual idea here.

Tegove is the accusative plural of tegovi (weights).

The verb dizati / dići takes a direct object, so weights must go in the accusative.

Basic forms:

• singular nominative: teg
• plural nominative: tegovi
• plural accusative: tegove

So:

• tegovi = weights as the subject
• tegove = weights as the object

In this sentence, the weights are what you are lifting, so accusative is needed.

The form dižem is a present-tense form. The dictionary form you will usually learn is:

• dizati = to lift, to raise

Serbian dictionaries may list verbs in the infinitive, so if you try to look up dižem, you may need to know it comes from dizati.

This kind of stem change is normal:

• dizati → dižem
• kazati → kažem
• similar sound changes happen in many verbs

Volim can cover both I like and I love, depending on context.

In a sentence like this, it most naturally means:

• I like lifting weights
• or I enjoy lifting weights

If you want to make it clearly stronger, context or extra words help:

• Baš volim da dižem tegove. = I really like lifting weights.
• Obožavam da dižem tegove. = I adore / absolutely love lifting weights.

Yes, that is grammatically possible, but in standard everyday Serbian, Volim da dižem tegove is usually more natural.

Compare:

• Volim da dižem tegove. = very natural in Serbian
• Volim dizati tegove. = understandable, but less typical in many Serbian contexts

You may hear or see infinitives more often in some neighboring standards, especially Croatian, but Serbian strongly favors da + present in ordinary speech.

Usually yes, or at least about lifting physical weights as exercise.

The noun teg means weight, especially a gym or exercise weight. So dizati tegove is a natural way to say:

• to lift weights
• to do weight training

If you wanted to be even more explicit, you could also say things like:

• Volim da vežbam sa tegovima. = I like working out with weights.
• Volim trening sa tegovima. = I like weight training.

A simple English-friendly guide:

• Volim ≈ VO-leem
• da ≈ dah
• dižem ≈ DEE-zhem
• tegove ≈ TE-go-veh

A few pronunciation notes:

• ž sounds like the s in measure
• Serbian pronunciation is usually quite phonetic, so words are pronounced close to how they are written

So dižem has the ž sound, not a hard g sound.

Yes. Serbian word order is more flexible than English, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

The most neutral version here is:

• Volim da dižem tegove.

But you might also hear:

• Tegove volim da dižem. = puts emphasis on weights
• Volim tegove da dižem. = possible, but less neutral

So word order can shift for emphasis, but the original sentence is the best default choice for a learner.