Word
Čim stignemo, obići ćemo znamenitost sa turističkim vodičem.
Meaning
As soon as we arrive, we will visit the landmark with the tour guide.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Čim stignemo, obići ćemo znamenitost sa turističkim vodičem.
sa
with
hteti
will
čim
as soon as
stići
to arrive
Questions & Answers about Čim stignemo, obići ćemo znamenitost sa turističkim vodičem.
What does čim mean here?
Čim means as soon as or the moment. It introduces a time clause and suggests immediate sequence:
- Čim stignemo... = As soon as we arrive...
It is a bit stronger and more immediate than kad (when).
Why is stignemo in the present tense if the sentence talks about the future?
That is very normal in Serbian.
After time words like čim, kad, dok, Serbian often uses the present tense in the subordinate clause even when the meaning is future.
So:
- Čim stignemo, ... literally uses present tense
- but the meaning is As soon as we arrive, ...
English does something similar: we say When we arrive, we’ll..., not When we will arrive.
What form is stignemo exactly?
Stignemo is the 1st person plural present form of stići (to arrive).
So it means:
- we arrive
- or in this kind of sentence, when we arrive
The ending -mo tells you the subject is we, so Serbian does not need a separate pronoun like mi unless you want emphasis.