Sutra želim da idem u park.

to go

Breakdown of Sutra želim da idem u park.

• u: to
• sutra: tomorrow
• park: park

Questions & Answers about Sutra želim da idem u park.

Why does Serbian use da idem instead of an infinitive after želim?

In Serbian, after verbs like želeti (to want), it is very common to use:

• da
  • present-tense verb

So želim da idem is the normal Serbian way to say I want to go.

Even though ići is the infinitive (to go), Serbian usually prefers želim da idem over želim ići. The infinitive is much less common in standard everyday Serbian than it is in some neighboring languages, especially Croatian.

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Why is idem in the present tense if the sentence is about tomorrow?

Because after da, Serbian normally uses a present-tense form, even when the meaning is future.

Here:

• želim = I want
• da idem = literally something like that I go, but naturally to go
• sutra tells you the action is in the future

So the future meaning comes from the whole sentence, especially sutra, not from the form idem by itself.

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What exactly does da do in this sentence?

Da introduces a subordinate clause. In sentences like this, it often works like the English to in to go, although it is not a true infinitive marker.