Learn Hardcore Serbian: Ti voliš hleb.

Breakdown of Ti voliš hleb.

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Why is ti included? Doesn’t voliš already mean you love?

Yes. In Serbian, the verb ending already tells you the subject here: -š in voliš shows 2nd person singular (you, informal singular).

So Ti voliš hleb literally includes you, but Serbian often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed:

Including ti often adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity. For example, it can sound like:

So the sentence is grammatical, but ti is not always necessary.

What exactly is voliš?

Voliš is the present tense, 2nd person singular form of the verb voleti.

The verb voleti means to love or to like, depending on context.

Here is the present tense of voleti:

So voliš specifically means you love/like.