Želim da upoznam prodavca.

to want

Breakdown of Želim da upoznam prodavca.

• da: that
• prodavac: seller or shop assistant
• upoznati: to meet or get to know

Questions & Answers about Želim da upoznam prodavca.

Why is there no word for I in this sentence?

Because Serbian often omits subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

Here, želim means I want, so the I is already built into the ending -im.
If you wanted extra emphasis, you could say:

• Ja želim da upoznam prodavca.

But the plain sentence without ja is completely normal and natural.

What form is želim?

Želim is the 1st person singular present tense of želeti or želiti (to want).

So:

• želim = I want
• želiš = you want
• želi = he/she wants

In this sentence, želim is the main verb.

Why is da used here?

In Serbian, after verbs like want, can, must, need, and many others, it is very common to use:

• da + present tense verb

So:

• Želim da upoznam...

literally looks something like I want that I meet..., but in natural English it means: