Ti misliš da je odgovor dobar.

to be

Breakdown of Ti misliš da je odgovor dobar.

• dobar: good
• ti: you
• odgovor: answer

Questions & Answers about Ti misliš da je odgovor dobar.

Why is ti included here? Can Serbian drop the subject pronoun?

Yes. Serbian often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• misliš = you think (singular, informal)

So Ti misliš da je odgovor dobar. and Misliš da je odgovor dobar. can both mean You think that the answer is good.

Including ti usually does one of these things:

• adds emphasis
• adds contrast
• makes the subject especially clear

For example:

• Ti misliš da je odgovor dobar, a ja ne. = You think the answer is good, but I don’t.

So ti is not required, but it is perfectly natural.

What form is misliš, and what verb does it come from?

Misliš is the 2nd person singular present tense of the verb misliti = to think.

Present tense forms of misliti:

• ja mislim = I think
• ti misliš = you think
• on/ona/ono misli = he/she/it thinks
• mi mislimo = we think
• vi mislite = you think / you all think / you formal think
• oni/one/ona misle = they think

So in this sentence:

• Ti misliš = You think