Idemo natrag.

We are going back.

Breakdown of Idemo natrag.

• ići: to go
• natrag: back

Questions & Answers about Idemo natrag.

What does idemo mean exactly?

Idemo is the 1st person plural present tense of the verb ići (to go).

So idemo can mean:

• we go
• we are going
• let’s go / we’re going

In a short sentence like Idemo natrag, the exact English translation depends on context.

Why is there no word for we in the sentence?

Because Serbian usually does not need a subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.

The ending -mo in idemo already tells you the subject is we.

So:

• Idemo natrag. = We’re going back.
• Mi idemo natrag. = also possible, but mi is only added for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Mi idemo natrag, a oni ostaju.
  We are going back, but they are staying.

What does natrag mean?

Natrag means back or backward, depending on context.

In Idemo natrag, it means back in the sense of returning to a previous place.

So the whole sentence means something like:

• We’re going back.
• Let’s go back.

Is a preposition or an adverb?