Pratim ne samo budžet nego i svaku stavku.

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Breakdown of Pratim ne samo budžet nego i svaku stavku.

• ne samo ... nego i ...: not only ... but also
• pratiti: to track or follow
• budžet: a budget

Questions & Answers about Pratim ne samo budžet nego i svaku stavku.

What does pratim mean here, and what form is it?

Pratim is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb pratiti.

So it means I follow, I track, or I monitor, depending on context. In this sentence, I monitor / I keep track of is probably the most natural interpretation.

Because Serbian verb endings already show the subject, pratim by itself already means I am tracking. You do not need ja unless you want extra emphasis.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

In Serbian, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

• pratim = I track
• pratiš = you track
• prati = he/she/it tracks

So Ja pratim... is possible, but it would sound more emphatic, like I track..., maybe contrasting with someone else.

What does the pattern ne samo ... nego i ... mean?

This is a very common Serbian structure meaning not only ... but also ...

So:

• ne samo budžet = not only the budget
• nego i svaku stavku = but also every item

It works very much like English .