Kad god dim postane jak, okrenem kobasice.

strong

Breakdown of Kad god dim postane jak, okrenem kobasice.

• postati: to become
• kobasica: a sausage
• dim: smoke

Questions & Answers about Kad god dim postane jak, okrenem kobasice.

What does kad god mean here?

Kad god means whenever or every time that.

So:

• Kad god dim postane jak = Whenever the smoke gets strong / thick
• okrenem kobasice = I turn the sausages

It introduces something that happens repeatedly, not just once.

Why is there no ja in the sentence?

Serbian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb okrenem already shows I because the ending marks 1st person singular.

So:

• okrenem = I turn / I flip

You could say Ja okrenem kobasice, but ja is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Why is postane used instead of bude?

Postane comes from postati, which means to become.

So dim postane jak literally means:

• the smoke becomes strong

This focuses on the change of state: the smoke was not strong before, and then it gets strong.

If you used bude jak, that would be more like is strong or ends up being strong, depending on context. Here, is a very natural choice because the idea is .