Ja vidim auto.

Yes. In Serbian, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• vidim = I see
• so Vidim auto. already means I see a car / the car

Adding ja makes the subject more explicit. It can sound natural when you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Ja vidim auto, a ti ne. = I see the car, but you don’t.

So in many situations, both Ja vidim auto and Vidim auto are possible.

Because vidim is the 1st person singular present tense form of videti / vidjeti, meaning to see.

Present tense forms are:

• ja vidim = I see
• ti vidiš = you see
• on/ona/ono vidi = he/she/it sees
• mi vidimo = we see
• vi vidite = you (plural/formal) see
• oni/one/ona vide = they see

So vidim matches ja.

Auto is the direct object of the verb vidim, so it is in the accusative case.

However, auto is a neuter noun whose nominative and accusative singular forms are the same:

• nominative: auto
• accusative: auto

That is why you do not see any change here.

This is different from many other nouns. For example:

• Ja vidim psa. = I see a dog.
  Here pas changes to psa in the accusative.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Serbian does not have articles like a/an and the. So:

• Ja vidim auto. can mean I see a car
• or I see the car

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

No, Serbian word order is more flexible than English word order, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

The most neutral order here is:

• Ja vidim auto.

But you may also hear:

• Vidim auto. — very natural, often more common
• Auto vidim. — puts focus on auto
• Ja auto vidim. — possible, often contrastive or emphatic

So word order can change to reflect emphasis, topic, or style.

Yes, absolutely. In many everyday situations, Vidim auto is the more natural sentence.

Because vidim already means I see, the pronoun ja is not necessary unless you want to stress I.

Both are correct, depending on the standard and pronunciation pattern.

You may see:

• videti
• vidjeti

This reflects different standard varieties and pronunciation traditions within Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian/Montenegrin usage. In Serbian, both forms may be encountered, though videti is very common.

The present tense form here is still:

• vidim

So for this sentence, nothing changes.

Auto is neuter.

You can often recognize neuter nouns in Serbian by endings like -o or -e, though there are exceptions. Since auto is neuter singular, it agrees with neuter adjectives, for example:

• crveno auto = a red car

The plural is usually auti in everyday language, though usage can vary by region and style.

Examples:

• Vidim auto. = I see a car.
• Vidim aute / aute?

For learners, this noun can be a little tricky because borrowed nouns sometimes behave less regularly across varieties. In standard Serbian usage, you will very often simply encounter auto in the singular, and that is the important part for this sentence.

If your course or teacher gives a preferred plural form, follow that model.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide is:

• Ja ≈ yah
• vidim ≈ VEE-deem
• auto ≈ OW-toh

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

• yah VEE-deem OW-toh

A few notes:

• j in Serbian is pronounced like English y in yes
• v is like English v
• i is like ee in see
• au sounds like ow in cow

Often, yes, depending on context.

In English, I see a car can sound like simple perception at this moment, and Serbian Vidim auto works the same way. In many real situations, it can naturally correspond to English I can see a car.

Serbian usually does not need a separate word for can in this kind of basic perception sentence.

So:

• Vidim auto. can translate naturally as
  • I see a car
  • I can see a car

depending on the situation.

Videti is generally treated as an imperfective verb in this basic sense, and it is the normal verb for to see in the present tense.

This matters because Serbian aspect affects how verbs are used. A perfective verb usually does not describe a regular ongoing present action the way English does.

For a beginner, the key point is:

• use vidim for I see
• use it naturally in present-tense statements like Vidim auto

You do not need to worry too much about aspect yet in this specific sentence, but it is good to know that Serbian verbs come in aspect pairs or systems.

Not exactly.

Vidim auto means I see the car / a car — it describes perception.

If you want I’m looking at the car, Serbian usually uses a different verb, such as:

• Gledam auto. = I am looking at the car.

So:

• videti = to see
• gledati = to look at / watch

That distinction is important.