Danas čekam prijateljicu na stanici.

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Breakdown of Danas čekam prijateljicu na stanici.

• danas: today
• na: at
• čekati: to wait for

Questions & Answers about Danas čekam prijateljicu na stanici.

Why is Danas at the beginning of the sentence?

Danas means today, and Serbian often puts time expressions near the beginning of the sentence because they set the scene right away.

So Danas čekam prijateljicu na stanici sounds very natural.

You could move it:

• Čekam prijateljicu na stanici danas
• Na stanici danas čekam prijateljicu

But those versions sound more marked or emphasize different parts. The version with Danas first is the most neutral.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

In Serbian, subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb already shows who the subject is.

Here, čekam means I wait / I am waiting, so the I is already clear from the verb ending -am.

You could say Ja danas čekam prijateljicu na stanici, but ja is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Ja čekam prijateljicu, a on čeka brata.

What form is čekam?

Čekam is the 1st person singular present tense of čekati.

So:

• čekam = I wait / I am waiting

A few present-tense forms of čekati are:

• ja čekam = I wait