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Questions & Answers about Verujem svom saigraču.
What form is verujem?
Verujem is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb verovati. It means I trust / I believe depending on context.
Because the verb ending already shows the subject, Serbian can leave out ja.
Why is there no ja in the sentence?
Serbian often drops subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.
So Verujem svom saigraču is a natural way to say it, while Ja verujem svom saigraču would usually add emphasis or contrast, such as:
- Ja verujem svom saigraču, a ti ne.
- I trust my teammate, but you do not.
What case is svom saigraču?
It is in the dative singular.
The verb verovati normally takes the dative when you mean trust someone or believe someone. That is why you get:
- verujem prijatelju
- verujem profesoru
- verujem svom saigraču
Why is it saigraču and not saigrača?