Većina želi da ide.

Because većina is grammatically a singular noun. It means the majority, so even though it refers to many people semantically, it takes singular agreement in standard Serbian:

• Većina želi da ide.
• Većina ljudi želi da ide.

So Serbian is following the grammar of većina, not the real-world number of people.

Većina is a feminine singular noun meaning majority or most of.

In this sentence it is in the nominative case because it is the subject.

You can also use it with another noun or pronoun:

• Većina ljudi želi da ide. = Most people want to go.
• Većina nas želi da ide. = Most of us want to go.

So on its own, većina can stand as the subject, but it can also be expanded.

This is one of the most important patterns in Serbian.

After verbs like želeti (to want), Serbian very often uses:

da + present tense

So:

• želi da ide = wants to go

Even though English uses an infinitive (to go), Serbian usually prefers this da construction.

You may see infinitives in related languages or in some styles, but in standard Serbian, želi da ide is the natural choice.

Ide is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb ići (to go).

So:

• idem = I go / I am going
• ideš = you go
• ide = he/she/it goes

In da ide, it is still present tense in form, but after da it often corresponds to English to go.

So literally it looks like that he/she/it goes, but in normal English we translate it as to go.

Because it agrees with the grammatical subject većina, which is singular.

So the sentence treats the majority as one unit:

• Većina želi da ide.

If the subject were plural, then you would get a plural verb:

• Ljudi žele da idu. = People want to go.

That is why both verbs in your sentence are singular: želi and ide.

For Serbian, Većina želi da ide is the normal and most natural form.

The infinitive ići does exist, but Serbian strongly prefers da + present in sentences like this. So a learner should treat želi da ide as the standard pattern.

If your goal is natural Serbian, use:

• želi da ide

Yes, Serbian word order is more flexible than English, but Većina želi da ide is the most neutral and straightforward order.

You might hear other orders for emphasis, for example:

• Da ide želi većina.
• Većina da ide želi. — much less natural in ordinary speech

These alternative orders are possible only in special contexts, and they can sound marked or literary. For everyday use, stick with:

• Većina želi da ide.

Not exactly.

Historically and grammatically, da can introduce a subordinate clause, so in some contexts it may resemble that. But in a sentence like this, da is best understood as part of the common Serbian structure used where English uses an infinitive.

So:

• želi da ide

does not sound like a separate full clause in the way English wants that he goes would. It is simply the normal Serbian way to say wants to go.

You would say:

• Većina ljudi želi da ide.

Here ljudi is in the genitive plural after većina.

That is a common pattern:

• većina + genitive

Examples:

• većina učenika = most students
• većina građana = most citizens
• većina dece = most children

So većina often means most of when followed by a noun in the genitive.

You simply put ne before the verb:

• Većina ne želi da ide. = Most do not want to go.

The rest of the structure stays the same.

You can also negate the second verb if needed:

• Većina želi da ne ide. = Most want not to go / Most want to stay away

But the usual simple negative of the original sentence is:

• Većina ne želi da ide.

Yes.

• želi da ide = wants to go, more clearly expresses desire
• hoće da ide = wants to go / is willing to go, often a bit more direct or colloquial

So:

• Većina želi da ide. sounds neutral and standard.
• Većina hoće da ide. is also possible, but it can sound a little more direct or speech-like depending on context.

For a learner, želi da ide is an excellent basic model.