Svako jutro pijem kafu.

coffee

Breakdown of Svako jutro pijem kafu.

• piti: to drink
• svaki: every
• jutro: morning

Questions & Answers about Svako jutro pijem kafu.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Because Serbian usually drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb pijem already tells you the subject is I, because it is the 1st person singular form of piti (to drink).

So:

• pijem = I drink

You can add ja if you want emphasis:

• Ja pijem kafu. = I drink coffee.

But in a neutral sentence, ja is usually omitted.

What form is pijem?

Pijem is the present tense, 1st person singular form of the verb piti (to drink).

A few present-tense forms are:

• ja pijem = I drink
• ti piješ = you drink
• on/ona/ono pije = he/she/it drinks
• mi pijemo = we drink
• vi pijete = you drink
• oni/one/ona piju = they drink

So in this sentence, pijem means I drink.

Why does kafa become kafu?

Because kafu is in the accusative case, which is used for the of the verb.