Vidim njihovu kuću.

house

Breakdown of Vidim njihovu kuću.

• videti: to see
• njihov: their

Questions & Answers about Vidim njihovu kuću.

Why does the sentence start with Vidim? Is the subject I missing?

Vidim means I see. The subject ja (I) is not missing; it is simply omitted because Serbian usually leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the person clear.

• vidim = I see
• ja vidim = I see, but with extra emphasis on I

So Vidim njihovu kuću. is a normal, natural sentence.

What is the base form of vidim?

The base form is videti (in Ekavian) or vidjeti (in Ijekavian), both meaning to see.

Vidim is the 1st person singular present tense form:

• ja vidim = I see

So the sentence uses the present tense of to see.

Why is it kuću and not kuća?

Because kuću is in the accusative case.

The noun kuća means house in the nominative form. But in this sentence, house is the direct object of see, and direct objects in Serbian often go into the accusative.

• kuća = house (nominative)