Za doručak jedem jabuku i pijem mleko.

to drink

Breakdown of Za doručak jedem jabuku i pijem mleko.

• mleko: milk
• i: and
• jesti: to eat

Questions & Answers about Za doručak jedem jabuku i pijem mleko.

Why is it za doručak?

Because Serbian often uses za + accusative to mean for a meal:

• za doručak = for breakfast
• za ručak = for lunch
• za večeru = for dinner

So Za doručak jedem jabuku i pijem mleko means that this is what the speaker has for breakfast.

Also, doručak is a masculine inanimate noun, and in the singular its accusative form is the same as its nominative form, so it stays doručak.

What case is doručak in here?

It is in the accusative because the preposition za normally takes the accusative in this expression.

So even though doručak looks unchanged, it is still accusative:

• nominative: doručak
• accusative: doručak

That is normal for many masculine inanimate nouns in Serbian.

Why is jabuka changed to jabuku?

Because jabuku is the direct object of jedem.

In Serbian, direct objects usually go in the accusative case. So:

• nominative: jabuka = apple
• accusative: jabuku = apple, as the thing being eaten

That is why you get jedem jabuku = .