Planiramo planinarenje.

to plan

Breakdown of Planiramo planinarenje.

• planinarenje: hiking

Questions & Answers about Planiramo planinarenje.

Why is there no word for we in this sentence?

In Serbian, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action.

Here, planiramo ends in -mo, which shows we.

So:

• Planiramo planinarenje. = We are planning a hike / hiking.
• Mi planiramo planinarenje. also works, but mi is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

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What does planiramo mean grammatically?

Planiramo is the 1st person plural present tense form of planirati.

Breakdown:

• planirati = to plan
• planiramo = we plan / we are planning

In Serbian, the present tense can often cover both:

• a current action: We are planning
• a general or near-future intention: We plan

So this form is very normal here.

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Why is planiramo in the present tense if the action may happen in the future?

Because Serbian, like many languages, often uses the present tense for something currently being arranged or intended.

So Planiramo planinarenje does not mean that the hiking is happening now. It means that the planning is happening now.

English does something similar: