Word
Moj brat želi da čita knjigu u parku.
Meaning
My brother wants to read a book in the park.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Moj brat želi da čita knjigu u parku.
Why is it moj brat and not moja brat or moje brat?
Moj means my, and it changes form to agree with the noun it describes. Brat is a masculine singular noun in the nominative case, so the correct form is moj.
Compare:
- moj brat = my brother
- moja sestra = my sister
- moje dete = my child
Why is there no word for the or a in the sentence?
Serbian does not have articles like English the and a/an. So brat can mean brother, a brother, or the brother, depending on context. The same is true for knjigu: it can mean a book or the book, depending on the situation.
What does želi mean, and what form is it?
Želi is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb želeti, meaning to want. Since the subject is moj brat = my brother, Serbian uses the he/she/it form: želi.
So:
- ja želim = I want
- ti želiš =