Slažem se sa prijateljem.

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Breakdown of Slažem se sa prijateljem.

• sa: with
• slagati se: to agree

Questions & Answers about Slažem se sa prijateljem.

What is the basic dictionary form of slažem se?

The dictionary form is slagati se.

• slažem se = I agree
• slagati se = to agree

This is the 1st person singular present tense form.

A useful thing to notice is that the stem changes a bit:

• slagati se
• slažem se

That kind of change is normal in Serbian verb conjugation.

Why is se there?

Because the verb is slagati se, not just slagati.

In this meaning, se is part of the verb. It is a clitic particle, and you usually must keep it.

• slagati se = to agree
• without se, you no longer have the same verb and the meaning changes

So Slažem se is the normal way to say I agree.

Why do we say sa prijateljem?

Because after slagati se, Serbian uses the preposition s(a), meaning with, plus the instrumental case.

So the pattern is:

• slagati se s(a) + instrumental

Examples:

• Slažem se sa prijateljem. = I agree with a friend / my friend / the friend
• Slažem se s tobom. = I agree with you
• Slažem se sa sestrom. = I agree with my sister / a sister

You cannot normally just use the noun by itself here. The preposition is needed.