Questions & Answers about Moja sestra i ja sada idemo zajedno u grad.
Why is it moja sestra, not moj sestra?
Because moja has to agree with sestra.
In Serbian, possessive words like moj / moja / moje change according to the gender, number, and case of the noun they describe.
- sestra is feminine singular
- so the correct form is moja
Compare:
- moj brat = my brother
- moja sestra = my sister
- moje dete = my child
So moja sestra is simply the feminine form needed here.
Why does the sentence use i ja instead of just mi?
Because the speaker wants to say exactly my sister and I, not just we.
- mi = we
- moja sestra i ja = my sister and I
Both are possible, but they are not equally specific:
- Mi sada idemo zajedno u grad. = We are going to town now/together.
- Moja sestra i ja sada idemo zajedno u grad. = My sister and I are going to town together now.
Serbian often leaves pronouns out when the verb already shows the subject, but here the full phrase is used to name the people clearly.
Why is the verb idemo and not something singular like ide?