Ona kaže moje ime.

Word by word:

• Ona = she
• kaže = says
• moje = my
• ime = name

So the structure is very close to English: She says my name.

Yes, Serbian often leaves subject pronouns out.

Because the verb form kaže already shows third person singular, Serbian speakers often say simply:

Kaže moje ime.

That can still mean She says my name, as long as the context makes it clear who she is.

Using ona makes the subject more explicit. It can add:

• clarity: if several people are being discussed
• emphasis: She says my name
• contrast: She says my name, but someone else does not

So ona is not always required, but it is perfectly correct.

Kaže is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb meaning to say.

A learner may notice that the dictionary form is often reći (or sometimes kazati), but the present-tense stem changes:

• ja kažem = I say
• ti kažeš = you say
• on/ona kaže = he/she says

So although the infinitive and the present form do not look very similar, this is normal for this verb.

Because moje has to agree with ime.

In Serbian, possessive words like moj (my) change form to match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

The noun ime (name) is:

• neuter
• singular

So the correct form is:

• moje ime = my name

Compare:

• moj brat = my brother
• moja sestra = my sister
• moje ime = my name

It is the accusative, because it is the direct object of the verb kaže.

She says what?
→ moje ime

However, for many neuter nouns in Serbian, the nominative and accusative singular look the same. So:

• nominative: ime
• accusative: ime

That is why you do not see a visible change here.

Because Serbian normally does not use articles the way English does.

English needs:

• the name
• a name
• my name

Serbian simply says:

• ime = name / the name / a name, depending on context
• moje ime = my name

So there is nothing missing. Serbian just works differently from English here.

No, Serbian word order is fairly flexible, although Ona kaže moje ime is a very natural, neutral order.

This sentence follows a common pattern:

• subject + verb + object

Because Serbian has case endings, speakers can move words around for emphasis more easily than in English. For example, different word orders can sound more emphatic or stylistically marked.

Still, for a learner, Ona kaže moje ime is the safest and most natural basic version.

Often, yes.

Serbian present tense does not always match English tense usage one-to-one. Depending on context, kaže can be understood as:

• she says
• she is saying

In a simple isolated sentence like this, English usually translates it as she says my name, but context could make she is saying my name possible too.

This is a correct and natural sentence, but Serbian has several related verbs, and they are not always interchangeable.

• kaže moje ime = says my name
• izgovara moje ime = pronounces / utters my name
• pominje moje ime = mentions my name

You would usually not say govori moje ime for this meaning.
Govoriti is more like to speak or to talk, not normally to say a name in this way.

So if you want the direct meaning she says my name, kaže moje ime works well.

A rough English-friendly guide:

• kaže ≈ KAH-zheh

Useful pronunciation notes:

• ž sounds like the s in measure
• j in Serbian sounds like English y in yes, though there is no j in kaže
• Serbian spelling is quite phonetic, so words are usually pronounced much as they are written

For the full sentence, a rough guide is:

• Ona ≈ OH-nah
• kaže ≈ KAH-zheh
• moje ≈ MO-yeh
• ime ≈ EE-meh

Because the normal, neutral position for a possessive like moje is before the noun:

• moje ime = my name

Putting it after the noun, as in ime moje, is unusual in everyday neutral speech and would sound poetic, archaic, or strongly marked in many contexts.

So for ordinary modern Serbian, stick with:

moje ime.