Ruta ide ovuda.

The route goes this way.

Breakdown of Ruta ide ovuda.

• ići: to go
• ruta: a route
• ovuda: this way

Questions & Answers about Ruta ide ovuda.

What does Ruta mean here, and what form is it in?

Ruta means route. In this sentence, it is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

It is a feminine noun, so in other contexts you might see forms like:

• ruta = the route (subject form)
• rutu = the route (object form)
• rute = of the route / routes, depending on context

Here, Ruta ide ovuda literally has route as the thing that goes.

Why does Serbian use ide with route? A route does not literally “go,” does it?

In Serbian, just like in English, verbs of movement can be used in a broader sense.

So ide from ići literally means goes, but with things like roads, routes, paths, bus lines, or directions, it often means:

• goes
• runs
• leads
• passes

So Ruta ide ovuda can naturally mean:

• The route goes this way
• The route runs through here
• The route leads this way

This is a very normal Serbian way to speak.

What exactly does ovuda mean?