Slučajno smo se našli.

to be

Breakdown of Slučajno smo se našli.

• naći se: to meet up
• slučajno: by chance; accidentally

Questions & Answers about Slučajno smo se našli.

Why is there no separate word for we in Slučajno smo se našli?

Because Serbian often drops subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb.

Here, smo means we are / we have as the auxiliary for the past tense, so the sentence already tells you the subject is we.

You could say:

Mi smo se slučajno našli.

But mi is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

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What does each word mean in Slučajno smo se našli?

A rough word-by-word breakdown is:

• Slučajno = by chance / accidentally
• smo = we (auxiliary used in the past tense)
• se = reflexive particle
• našli = found / in this expression, met

So literally it looks something like:

By chance we found ourselves

But the natural meaning is:

We met by chance
or
We happened to meet

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Why does našli mean met here? Doesn’t it usually mean found?