Dok igramo, domaćin piše poene.

to write

Breakdown of Dok igramo, domaćin piše poene.

• dok: while
• igrati: to play a game
• poen: a point in a game

Questions & Answers about Dok igramo, domaćin piše poene.

What does dok mean in this sentence?

Here dok means while.

So Dok igramo, domaćin piše poene. means something like While we play, the host keeps score / writes down the points.

A useful thing to know is that dok can also mean until in other contexts, so you have to decide from the sentence which meaning fits. In this sentence, because two actions are happening at the same time, it clearly means while.

Why are igramo and piše both in the present tense?

Serbian often uses the present tense where English uses either:

• simple present: we play
• or present continuous: we are playing

So:

• igramo = we play / we are playing
• piše = he/she writes / is writing

In this sentence, the present tense shows two actions happening at the same time:

• we are playing
• the host is writing down points

Because Serbian does not have a separate verb form like English am playing, the ordinary present tense does the job.

What person and number is igramo?

Igramo is 1st person plural of igrati ().