Word
Začiniću pečurke i paprike.
Meaning
I will season the mushrooms and peppers.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Začiniću pečurke i paprike.
i
and
pečurka
a mushroom
paprika
a bell pepper; pepper
začiniti
to season
Questions & Answers about Začiniću pečurke i paprike.
What exactly does začiniću mean?
Začiniću means I will season or I’ll season. It is the future-tense form of začiniti, a verb meaning to season, to spice, or to add seasoning to food.
How is začiniću formed from the dictionary form začiniti?
The dictionary form is začiniti. In Serbian future tense, verbs like this often form Future I by removing -ti and attaching ću:
začiniti → začini + ću → začiniću
So začiniću literally corresponds to I will season.
Why is there no separate word for I in this sentence?
Serbian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form. In začiniću, the ending already shows 1st person singular, so I is understood.
You could say Ja ću začiniti pečurke i paprike, but ja is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.
Why are pečurke and paprike in those forms?
They are the direct objects of the verb, so they are in the .