Predahnućemo kod izvora.

It means we will take a short rest, we will pause for a breather, or we will catch our breath.

It comes from the verb predahnuti, which suggests a brief rest rather than a long one. So it is closer to take a breather than to rest for a long time.

Because Serbian verbs usually already show the subject.

In predahnućemo, the ending -mo tells you the subject is we.

So:

• Predahnućemo kod izvora. = We will rest by the spring.
• Mi ćemo predahnuti kod izvora. = also correct, but mi adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Serbian often leaves subject pronouns out when they are not needed.

This is a normal way of forming the future tense in Serbian.

The future here is built from:

• the infinitive predahnuti
• the future auxiliary ćemo = we will

When they combine in this pattern, they contract into one word:

• predahnuti + ćemo → predahnućemo

In standard Serbian, this one-word form is normal here.

You can also say:

• Mi ćemo predahnuti kod izvora.

But after the infinitive directly, Serbian normally prefers the fused form predahnućemo, not predahnuti ćemo.

Predahnuti is perfective.

That means it refers to a single completed action: taking a short break once. That fits this sentence well, because the speaker means one future pause at a particular place.

So the sentence suggests:

• we will stop there,
• take a short rest,
• and then continue.

This is very natural in Serbian. Perfective verbs are commonly used for future actions when the action is viewed as a whole.

Good question. Kod often does mean at someone’s place:

• kod Ane = at Ana’s place / with Ana

But it also means by, near, or around a location:

• kod mosta = by the bridge
• kod škole = near the school
• kod izvora = by the spring

So here kod means near / by the spring, not inside it or on it.

Because kod requires the genitive case.

The noun is:

• nominative: izvor = spring, source
• genitive singular: izvora

So:

• kod izvora = by the spring

This is a very common pattern in Serbian:

• kod kuće
• kod prijatelja
• kod reke
• kod izvora

Both can refer to being at a spring, but the nuance is a little different.

• kod izvora = by / near the spring
• na izvoru = at the spring itself, more directly at that spot

In many situations they can be close in meaning, but kod often sounds more like in the area of / next to, while na places you more directly at the location.

So Predahnućemo kod izvora gives the sense of stopping by the spring.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

pre-dah-NOO-che-mo

But that is only approximate.

The letter ć is a soft sound, softer than č. English does not have an exact equivalent. It is somewhere in the area of a very soft ch / ty sound.

So:

• č is harder
• ć is softer

Learners often do not hear the difference at first, and that is normal.

Yes.

Izvor can mean:

• a spring of water
• a source in a more general sense
• even a source of information, depending on context

In this sentence, because of kod and the idea of resting somewhere physically, it most naturally means a spring.

No, Serbian word order is fairly flexible.

Predahnućemo kod izvora. is a natural, neutral sentence.

But you could also say:

• Kod izvora ćemo predahnuti.

That puts more focus on the location: by the spring.

Or:

• Mi ćemo predahnuti kod izvora.

That puts more focus on we.

So the basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis can shift depending on word order.