Learn Hardcore Serbian: Nemoj da uzmeš moje pantalone.

Breakdown of Nemoj da uzmeš moje pantalone.

What does nemoj mean here?

Nemoj is the standard way to tell one person not to do something in Serbian.

So:

It is a negative command, aimed at you singular.

Why is there a da after nemoj?

Serbian very often forms a negative command with this pattern:

So:

This is one of the most common Serbian patterns for negative commands.

Is uzmeš a present-tense form or an imperative form?

It is present tense in form, specifically 2nd person singular, from the verb uzeti.

So grammatically:

But inside nemoj da + present tense, it functions as part of a command:

So even though uzmeš looks like a present-tense form, the whole expression is understood as an order or warning.