Trening je ne samo dobar za kondiciju nego i zabavan.

The workout is not only good for fitness but also fun.

Breakdown of Trening je ne samo dobar za kondiciju nego i zabavan.

• biti: to be
• dobar: good
• za: for
• zabavan: fun

Questions & Answers about Trening je ne samo dobar za kondiciju nego i zabavan.

Why is je placed right after Trening?

Because je is a clitic in Serbian, and clitics usually go in the second position of the sentence or clause.

So in Trening je ne samo dobar..., the first full element is Trening, and je comes right after it.

This is very normal in Serbian:

• On je umoran. = He is tired.
• Moj brat je ovde. = My brother is here.

Why does the sentence use ne samo ... nego i ...?

This is the Serbian pattern for not only ... but also ...

So:

• ne samo = not only
• nego i = but also

In this sentence:

• ne samo dobar za kondiciju
• nego i zabavan

A very close alternative is ne samo ... već i ..., which means the same thing:

• Trening je ne samo dobar za kondiciju već i zabavan.

What does nego mean here? I thought it could mean than.

Good question. Nego can mean different things depending on context.

Here, in ne samo ... nego i ..., it is part of a fixed correlative structure meaning but also.

So here it does not mean .