Predahnućemo kod izvora.

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Breakdown of Predahnućemo kod izvora.

• predahnuti: to rest briefly
• izvor: a spring (water source)

Questions & Answers about Predahnućemo kod izvora.

What exactly does predahnućemo mean?

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.

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Why isn’t the word mi used for we?

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.

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Why is predahnućemo written as one word?

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.