Sada je moj potez.

Literally, it means Now is my move.

In natural English, it is usually understood as:

• Now it’s my turn
• Now it’s my move

The exact translation depends on context:

• in a game like chess: Now it’s my move
• in a conversation, activity, or turn-taking situation: Now it’s my turn

Sada means now.

Yes, it is closely related to sad, which also means now in modern Serbian. In everyday speech, sad is extremely common, and sada can sound a little more full or slightly more formal/emphatic depending on context.

So you may hear both:

• Sada je moj potez.
• Sad je moj potez.

Both are correct and natural.

Je is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb biti (to be).

So:

• je = is

In this sentence:

• Sada je moj potez
• literally: Now is my move

Serbian often uses forms of to be in ways that match English is.

Because Serbian does not need a dummy subject like English does.

In English, we say:

• It’s my turn
• It’s my move

But that it does not really refer to anything specific. It is just there because English grammar requires a subject.

In Serbian, that kind of placeholder subject is usually not needed, so the sentence can simply be:

• Sada je moj potez.

So Serbian expresses the same idea more directly.

Moj means my.

It is a possessive adjective, and like adjectives in Serbian, it changes form to agree with the noun it describes.

Here it describes potez, which is:

• masculine
• singular
• in the nominative here

So the correct form is:

• moj potez = my move / my turn

You may see other forms of moj with other nouns, for example:

• moja knjiga = my book (feminine)
• moje ime = my name (neuter)

Potez has several related meanings, depending on context. Its basic sense is something like a move, stroke, action, or step.

In this sentence, the two most likely meanings are:

• move — especially in a game
• turn — more generally, when it is your moment to act

Examples:

• in chess: Moj potez = My move
• in a discussion or sequence of actions: Moj potez can mean My turn

So potez is slightly broader than a single fixed English word.

Because it functions as the predicate noun after the verb to be.

The structure is essentially:

• Sada = now
• je = is
• moj potez = my move / my turn

After biti (to be), Serbian often uses the nominative for this kind of identification.

So:

• To je moj potez. = That is my move.
• Sada je moj potez. = Now it is my move / turn.

Yes. Serbian word order is relatively flexible, and changing it can shift emphasis.

The neutral version is:

• Sada je moj potez.

You could also hear:

• Moj potez je sada.
• Je sada moj potez — much less neutral, marked, and unusual in ordinary speech
• Sad je moj potez.

If you want to sound natural, Sada je moj potez or Sad je moj potez is the safest choice.

Yes, but mainly in contexts where move/action is a natural idea.

For example, it works very well:

• in games
• in turn-based situations
• when talking strategically or metaphorically

However, in some everyday situations, Serbian speakers may more naturally say:

• Sad sam ja na redu. = Now I’m up / It’s my turn now
• Ja sam na redu. = It’s my turn

So Sada je moj potez is correct and natural, but it can sound a little more like Now it’s my move than the most everyday, general It’s my turn in every possible context.

They are similar, but not identical.

Moj potez focuses on the move/action/turn itself.
Ja sam na redu focuses on me being the one whose turn it is.

Compare:

• Sada je moj potez. = Now it’s my move / my turn.
• Sad sam ja na redu. = Now it’s my turn.

In a board game, both can work.
In general daily turn-taking, na redu is often the more common expression.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

• SAH-dah yeh moy POH-tez

A few notes:

• j in Serbian is pronounced like English y in yes
• moj sounds roughly like moy
• z in potez is a true z sound, not s

Serbian pronunciation is generally quite phonetic, so once you know the sounds of the letters, reading becomes much easier.

Yes, if the meaning is clear from context.

You can say:

• Moj potez. = My move. / My turn.

That is especially natural in games, where short phrases are common.

Adding sada makes the timing explicit:

• Sada je moj potez. = Now it’s my move / turn.

So the fuller sentence is useful when you want to emphasize now.

Usually, no—at least not with the same meaning.

Although red can relate to order or sequence, the usual expression for it’s my turn is not moj red in standard Serbian in this context.

More natural choices are:

• Sada je moj potez.
• Sad sam ja na redu.

So if you want to express it’s my turn, use potez or the expression na redu, not usually moj red.

It is neutral. It is neither strongly formal nor strongly informal.

• Sada may sound slightly fuller than sad
• the whole sentence is perfectly normal in standard Serbian

So you can use it in many situations, especially when talking about turns, moves, or who acts next.